English homophones

banc/bank

"bank" (#705 written frequency) beats "banc" (#47,484) in this 2-word /bæŋk/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.

Data vintage 2026-09-03

Frequency splits the cluster

These 2 spellings keep the same /bæŋk/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "bank" leads at #705, with "banc" trailing at #47,484.

Shared letters across banc, bank: abn. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

Write "banc" when you mean: A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
Write "bank" when you mean: An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

noun · /bæŋk/ · #47,484 frequency

A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.

noun · /ˈbæŋk/ · #705 frequency

An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

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"bank" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #705 in English). Full entry
Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
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Each spelling in "banc, bank" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry

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