Which to use
“bahnt” is a verb and “Band” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,212
- “bahnt” frequency rank
- #744
- “Band” frequency rank
- 36956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bahnt | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bahnen | Plural »Bänder«: |
Same sound, different letters: bahnt vs Band
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - bahnt / Band
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bahnt and Band carry the same recorded pronunciation, [baːnt]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bahnt is recorded at frequency rank #36,212, classified as averb, pronounced [baːnt]. Band is at rank #744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bant].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36956, this pair ranks #1,602,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bahnt vs Band
Shared letters: abn. Private to "bahnt": ht. Private to "Band": d.
"bahnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Band" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bahnt" and "Band" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "bahnt" / "Band". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "bahnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Band" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,602,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bahnt" and "Band" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bahnt vs bain". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,602,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.