# banda

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,830

## Definitions
1. A style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.
2. An ensemble playing such music.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish banda. Doublet of band.

## Easily confused with
- **bank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bank)
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bond)
- **bang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bang)
- **bend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bend)
- **bind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bind)
- **bans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bans)
- **bard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bard)
- **bane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bane)
- **bona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bona)
- **bund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bund)
- **bara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bara)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-brand)
- **banks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-banks)
- **bands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bands)
- **bonds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bonds)
- **bland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bland)
- **bangs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bangs)
- **Barca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-barca)
- **binds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-binds)
- **bends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banda-vs-bends)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abnda`, `badna`, `banad`, `bandda`, `bannda`, `bbanda`, `bnada`

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