# banc

> English word · Noun · IPA /bæŋk/ · frequency rank #47,484

## Definitions
1. A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
2. A tribunal or court.

## Etymology
From Middle English bank, from Old French banc. Doublet of banco, bank, and bench.

## Easily confused with
- **BC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bc)
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bn)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bar)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bay)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-ben)
- **BBC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bbc)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bat)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bin)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bon)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bun)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-btc)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bas)
- **bao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bao)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-baz)
- **bap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bap)
- **BCC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bcc)
- **Bic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bic)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bau)
- **bank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-bank)
- **base** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banc-vs-base)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abnc`, `bacn`, `bancc`, `bannc`, `bbanc`, `bnac`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/banc