Which to use
“bande” and “Bank” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,959
- “bande” frequency rank
- #1,050
- “Bank” frequency rank
- 6009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bande | Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Band; Banderole; Binde; Patronengurt; Rotte; Schar; Streifband; Streifen; Trupp; Warenbahn | Sitz- oder Ablagegelegenheit für mehrere Personen oder Dinge nebeneinander |
Where the eye mixes bande and Bank
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bande and Bank
A purely visual mix-up. bande ([bɑ̃d]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6009, 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]. 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 6009, this pair ranks #1,993,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bande vs Bank
Shared letters: abn. Private to "bande": de. Private to "Bank": k.
"bande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bank" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bande" and "Bank" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bande" or "Bank"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bande" and "Bank" 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 "Bank" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,993,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bande" and "Bank" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bande vs bonne". 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 #1,993,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.