Which to use
“Band” and “Bank” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #744
- “Band” frequency rank
- #1,050
- “Bank” frequency rank
- 1794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Band | Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural »Bänder«: | Sitz- oder Ablagegelegenheit für mehrere Personen oder Dinge nebeneinander |
Where the eye mixes Band and Bank
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Band ([bant]) and Bank ([baŋk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “Band” becomes k in “Bank”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Band is recorded at frequency rank #744, classified as anoun, pronounced [bant]. Bank is at rank #1,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baŋk].
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 1794, this pair ranks #2,003,721 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Band vs Bank
Shared letters: abn. Private to "Band": d. Private to "Bank": k.
"Band" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Bank" · 4 letters · shape CVCC