Privatbanken

[pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩]

/[pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Privatbanken” is uncommon German (frequency #78,416 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,416
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Privatbank

Key facts for Privatbanken
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrivatbanken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,416
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Privatbanken” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Privatbanken lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Privatbanken is uncommon German at frequency #78,416 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Privatbanken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Privatbanken, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-B-A-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Privatbank
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Privatbank
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Privatbank
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Privatbanken"?
"Privatbanken" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-B-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩].
What does "Privatbanken" mean?
As a noun, "Privatbanken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Privatbank
How do you pronounce "Privatbanken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Privatbanken" is [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Privatbanken" come from?
"Privatbanken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Privatbanken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-V-A-T-B-A-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁiˈvaːtˌbaŋkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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