Which to use
“bande” and “Banken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,959
- “bande” frequency rank
- #2,581
- “Banken” frequency rank
- 7540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bande | Banken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Band; Banderole; Binde; Patronengurt; Rotte; Schar; Streifband; Streifen; Trupp; Warenbahn | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bank |
Where the eye mixes bande and Banken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bande runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Banken's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bande vs Banken
A purely visual mix-up. bande ([bɑ̃d]) and Banken ([ˈbaŋkn̩]) 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 7540, 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]. Banken is at rank #2,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaŋkn̩].
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 7540, this pair ranks #1,987,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bande vs Banken
Shared letters: aben. Private to "bande": d. Private to "Banken": k.
"bande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Banken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bande" for "Banken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bande" vs "Banken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Banken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bande" and "Banken" 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 #1,987,784 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.