Privatbank

[pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋk]

/[pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Privatbank” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,148
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht staatliche Bank

Corpus desk

Index DE-privatbank · Privatbank · German

Privatbank · rank #44,148 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,148
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pries

Nearest frequency peer: pries (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Privatbank“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Privatbank“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Privatbank vs Privatmann
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Privatbank
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrivatbank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,148
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Privatbank“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Privatbankliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pries“ (#44,147), „Preisträgerin“ (#44,145), „Protestierenden“ (#44,151). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Privatbank“ bei #44,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Privatbank (IPA [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,148 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht staatliche Bank".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Privatbank, with forms such as "pirvatbank", "pprivatbank", and "priavtbank". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Privatmann", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Privatbank, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-B-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht staatliche Bank

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Deutschland habe sich das Dreisäulenmodell aus Privatbanken, Kreditgenossenschaften und Sparkassen als robust erwiesen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirvatbank
  • pprivatbank
  • priavtbank
  • privabtank
  • privatabnk
  • privatbakn
  • privatbankk
  • privatbannk
  • privatbbank
  • privatbnak
  • privattbank
  • privtabank
  • privvatbank
  • prrivatbank
  • prviatbank
  • rpivatbank

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Privatbank - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pirvatbank2pprivatbank1priavtbank2privabtank2privatabnk2privatbakn2privatbankk1privatbannk1
Edit distance from "Privatbank"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Privatbank"?
"Privatbank" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-B-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋk].
What does "Privatbank" mean?
As a noun, "Privatbank" means: nicht staatliche Bank
What words are commonly confused with "Privatbank"?
"Privatbank" is commonly confused with "Privatmann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Privatbank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Privatbank" is [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Privatbank" come from?
"Privatbank" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Privatbank", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list