Which to use
“Bändern” is a noun and “bannen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,120
- “Bändern” frequency rank
- #28,543
- “bannen” frequency rank
- 56663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bändern | bannen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Band | etwas Unerwünschtes fernhalten |
Where the eye mixes Bändern and bannen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bändern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against bannen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bändern with bannen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bändern is [ˈbɛndɐn] while bannen is [ˈbanən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bändern is recorded at frequency rank #28,120, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɛndɐn]. bannen is at rank #28,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbanən].
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 56663, this pair ranks #931,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bändern vs bannen
Shared letters: ben. Private to "Bändern": drä. Private to "bannen": a.
"Bändern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "bannen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bannen ← abnnen · banen · banenn · bannenn · bannne · bbannen · bnanen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bändern" and "bannen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Bändern" or "bannen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bändern" and "bannen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bändern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bannen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #931,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bändern" and "bannen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bannen 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 #931,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.