Español homophones
ban/van
"van" (#260 written frequency) beats "ban" (#11,171) in this 2-word /ˈbãn/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈbãn/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "van" leads at #260, with "ban" trailing at #11,171.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- No shared spelling stem: "ban" is 3 letters, "van" is 3; only the sound ties them.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across ban, van: an. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
ban
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory abn · private b
van
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory anv · private v
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "ban" when you mean: Unidad monetaria de Moldavia, centésima parte de un leu.
- Write "van" when you mean: Vehículo automóvil, de chasis alargado y mayor que el de un turismo, que se emplea para cargas o, a modo de un ómnibus pequeño, para pasa…