bandstand
/ˈbænd.stænd/noun
bandstand is spelled B-A-N-D-S-T-A-N-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bandstand means “A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bandstand is bandstands.
How many letters and syllables are in bandstand?
| Letters | 9: B-A-N-D-S-T-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bandstand?
Bandstand appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bandstand?
- UK /ˈbænd.stænd/
Bandstand has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bandstand.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bandstand
- bandstands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bandstand mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
Brian Cox as Logan Roy (2019), 31:28 from the start, in Succession, season 2, episode 8: “I saw a mistle thrush at the bandstand.”
- 2
A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bandstand in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense platform for bands to play on:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kiosque, kiosque à musique |
| German | Pavillon, Musikpavillon, Freiluftbühne |
| Portuguese | coreto |
| Spanish | templete |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bandstand come from?
From band + stand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).