Which to use
“banks” is a noun and “bates” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,539
- “banks” frequency rank
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- 56075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banks | bates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs bank | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate |
Letter map: banks vs bates
Shared letters muted; letters that set banks and bates apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: banks vs bates
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: banks is anoun and batesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banks is recorded at frequency rank #21,539, classified as anoun, pronounced [bæŋks]. bates is at rank #34,536, tagged as averb, 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 56075, this pair ranks #954,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of banks vs bates
Shared letters: abs. Private to "banks": kn. Private to "bates": et.
"banks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "banks" and "bates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "banks" vs "bates" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "banks" vs "bates" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "banks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #954,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banks" and "bates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bates 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 #954,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.