Which to use
“Ball” and “Bann” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,914
- “Ball” frequency rank
- #9,152
- “Bann” frequency rank
- 11066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ball | Bann |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kugelförmiges Objekt | Ausweisung einer Person oder einer Gruppe aus einer Gemeinschaft, insbesondere aus der Kirche |
Where the eye mixes Ball and Bann
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Ball and Bann
A purely visual mix-up. Ball ([bal]) and Bann ([ban]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ball is recorded at frequency rank #1,914, classified as anoun, pronounced [bal]. Bann is at rank #9,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ban].
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 11066, this pair ranks #1,971,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ball vs Bann
Shared letters: ab. Private to "Ball": l. Private to "Bann": n.
"Ball" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Bann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ball" and "Bann" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ball" or "Bann" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ball" and "Bann" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ball" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ball" and "Bann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bann vs brun". 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 #1,971,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.