Which to use
“bands” is a verb and “division” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,682
- “bands” frequency rank
- #7,747
- “division” frequency rank
- 13429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bands | division |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs band | Division, Teilung |
Letter map: bands vs division
Shared letters muted; letters that set bands and division apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. bands runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against division's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: bands vs division
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bands is averb and divisionanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bands is recorded at frequency rank #5,682, classified as averb, pronounced […]. division is at rank #7,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 13429, this pair ranks #1,958,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bands vs division
Shared letters: dns. Private to "bands": ab. Private to "division": iov.
"bands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bands" and "division" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bands" or "division"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bands" and "division".
- Full dictionary entry for "bands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "division" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bands" and "division" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "division vs puzzles". 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 #1,958,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.