Punkband

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The verdict

“Punkband” is uncommon German (frequency #59,095 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,095
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Musikgruppe, die überwiegend Punkmusik spielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-punkband · Punkband · German

Punkband · rank #59,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,095
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH publication

Nearest frequency peer: publication (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Punkband“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Punkband“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Punkband
PropertyValue
HeadwordPunkband
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Punkband“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Punkbandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „publication“ (#59,094), „Querfront“ (#59,096), „Präteritum“ (#59,092). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Punkband“ bei #59,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Punkband is uncommon German at frequency #59,095 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Musikgruppe, die überwiegend Punkmusik spielt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Punkband, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Punkband, spelled P-U-N-K-B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Musikgruppe, die überwiegend Punkmusik spielt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sommer 2012 in Russland: In Moskau wird drei jungen Frauen einer Punkband namens „Pussy Riot“ der Prozess gemacht, weil sie in der Moskauer Erlöserkathedrale ein politisches Protest-Gebet gegen Kremlchef Wladimir Putin skandiert haben.“

Synonyms

Punkgruppe

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 "Punkband"?
"Punkband" is spelled P-U-N-K-B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Punkband" mean?
As a noun, "Punkband" means: Musikgruppe, die überwiegend Punkmusik spielt
How do you pronounce "Punkband"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Punkband" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Punkband" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list