Magnetband

[maˈɡneːtˌbant]

/[maˈɡneːtˌbant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Magnetband” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - langes, schmales mit magnetisierbarem Material beschichtetes Kunststoffband zur Datenspeicherung

Corpus desk

Index DE-magnetband · Magnetband · German

Magnetband · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Magnetband
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagnetband
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈɡneːtˌbant]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Magnetband” sits in German frequency

Magnetband falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Magnetband is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈɡneːtˌbant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "langes, schmales mit magnetisierbarem Material beschichtetes Kunststoffband zur Datenspeicherung".

Magnetband doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Magnetband, spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    langes, schmales mit magnetisierbarem Material beschichtetes Kunststoffband zur Datenspeicherung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Magnetband appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Compact Cassette besteht aus einem Magnetband und einem Gehäuse.

Synonyms

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Magnetband"?
"Magnetband" is spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɡneːtˌbant].
What does "Magnetband" mean?
As a noun, "Magnetband" means: langes, schmales mit magnetisierbarem Material beschichtetes Kunststoffband zur Datenspeicherung
How do you pronounce "Magnetband"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magnetband" is [maˈɡneːtˌbant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list