bandeau
/ˈbændəʊ/
"bandeau" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bandeau” is uncommon English (frequency #96,759 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,759
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A band for the hair.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bandeau · bandeau · English
bandeau · rank #96,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,759
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH bandpass
Nearest frequency peer: bandpass (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “bandeau”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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3,248 corpus weight
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azan
3,247 corpus weight
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Bagheera
3,245 corpus weight
- bandeau
bandeau
3,242 corpus weight
- bandpass
bandpass
3,241 corpus weight
- barbel
barbel
3,238 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “bandeau” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bandeau |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbændəʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bandeau” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bandeau is uncommon English at frequency #96,759 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbændəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bandeau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, diminutive form of bande. Doublet of bendel. The correct English form is bandeau, spelled B-A-N-D-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1A band for the hair.
- 2A band.
- 3A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric.
Etymology
Borrowed from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, diminutive form of bande. Doublet of bendel.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.