# band

> English word · Noun · IPA /bænd/ · frequency rank #1,262

## Definitions
1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
2. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
3. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
4. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
5. A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
6. A strip of decoration.
7. A strip of decoration.
8. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
9. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
10. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
11. A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
12. A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
13. A bond.
14. Pledge; security.
15. A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
16. Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
17. Ellipsis of band cell.
18. A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
19. A designated range of radio frequencies used for wireless communication.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandiz
Old English bend
Middle English band
English band
Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande.
Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.

## Easily confused with
- **bd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bd)
- **bn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bn)
- **bed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bed)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bar)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bay)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-ben)
- **BID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bid)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bat)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bin)
- **bud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bud)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bon)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bun)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bas)
- **bao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bao)
- **bpd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bpd)
- **bod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bod)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-baz)
- **bap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bap)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bau)
- **bank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/band-vs-bank)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abnd`, `badn`, `bandd`, `bannd`, `bband`, `bnad`

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