# banco vs bao

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### banco
*adjective · frequency rank #27,734*
Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.

### bao
*noun · IPA /baʊ/ · frequency rank #24,388*
Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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