Panda

/[ˈpanda]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,665

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Panda is aGermannoun. It means: eine schwarz-weiße Kleinbärenart, die in China lebt und sich von Bambus ernährt Pronounced [ˈpanda]. Often confused with Papa and Panik.

Key facts for Panda
PropertyValue
HeadwordPanda
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpanda]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,665
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Panda in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Panda is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpanda]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,665 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Panda, with forms such as "apnda", "padna", and "panad". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Papa", "Panik", "Paula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Panda, spelled P-A-N-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine schwarz-weiße Kleinbärenart, die in China lebt und sich von Bambus ernährt
  2. 2
    eine in Himalaja heimische, fuchsrote Raubtierart, die von Bambus lebt

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apnda,padna,panad,pandda,pannda,pnada,ppanda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Panda

Misspelling Variants of "Panda"

apnda5padna5panad5pandda6pannda6pnada5ppanda6
Misspelling Variants of "Panda"

Frequency rank: #19,665 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Panda"?
"Panda" is spelled P-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpanda].
What does "Panda" mean?
As a noun, "Panda" means: eine schwarz-weiße Kleinbärenart, die in China lebt und sich von Bambus ernährt
What words are commonly confused with "Panda"?
"Panda" is commonly confused with "Papa", "Panik", "Paula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Panda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Panda" is [ˈpanda]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Panda" come from?
"Panda" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.