# bands vs opening

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bands
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #5,682*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs band

### opening
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #30,228*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs open

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bands-vs-opening