Which to use
“bande” and “Bandit” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,959
- “bande” frequency rank
- #45,152
- “Bandit” frequency rank
- 50111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bande | Bandit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Band; Banderole; Binde; Patronengurt; Rotte; Schar; Streifband; Streifen; Trupp; Warenbahn | Verbrecher, Straßenräuber, der meist einer kriminellen Gruppe angehört |
Where the eye mixes bande and Bandit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bande runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Bandit's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bande vs Bandit
A purely visual mix-up. bande ([bɑ̃d]) and Bandit ([banˈdiːt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bande is recorded at frequency rank #4,959, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɑ̃d]. Bandit is at rank #45,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [banˈdiːt].
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 50111, this pair ranks #1,186,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bande vs Bandit
Shared letters: abdn. Private to "bande": e. Private to "Bandit": it.
"bande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bandit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bande" for "Bandit" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bande" or "Bandit" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bande" and "Bandit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bandit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,186,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bande" and "Bandit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bait vs Bandit". 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 #1,186,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.