banteng
/ˈbæn.tɛŋ/noun
banteng is spelled B-A-N-T-E-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banteng means “A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banteng is bantengs.
How many letters and syllables are in banteng?
| Letters | 7: B-A-N-T-E-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is banteng?
Banteng appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 banteng?
- /ˈbæn.tɛŋ/
- /ˈbɑn.tɛŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-banteng.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of banteng
- bantengs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does banteng mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Banteng in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Bos javanicus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Banteng |
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 banteng come from?
From Malay banteng.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).