databank

noun

"databank" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“databank” is an uncommon English word, ranked #81,254 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#81,254
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)

Key facts for databank
PropertyValue
Headworddatabank
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “databank” sits in English 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). databank lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for databank is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #81,254 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

databank has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From data + bank. The correct English form is databank, spelled D-A-T-A-B-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)
  2. 2
    An organization dedicated to maintaining a database.

Etymology

From data + bank.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "databank"?
"databank" is spelled D-A-T-A-B-A-N-K.
What does "databank" mean?
As a noun, "databank" means: A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)
What is the origin of the word "databank"?
From data + bank. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “databank”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-A-T-A-B-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list