banco

[ˈbãŋko]

/[ˈbãŋko]/ noun

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The verdict

“banco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#799
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empresa que ofrece servicios monetarios como cuentas o préstamos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-banco · banco · Spanish

banco · rank #799 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #799
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH actividad

Nearest frequency peer: actividad (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “banco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “banco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

banco vs bao
60% similar
banco vs baño
60% similar
banco vs bono
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for banco
PropertyValue
Headwordbanco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbãŋko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#799
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “banco”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bancocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “actividad” (#798), “conocido” (#800), “acciones” (#797). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “banco” va en #799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around banco (IPA [ˈbãŋko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #799 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for banco, with forms such as "abnco", "bacno", and "bancco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bao", "baño", "bono", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is banco, spelled B-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empresa que ofrece servicios monetarios como cuentas o préstamos.
  2. 2
    Mueble alargado que se usa como asiento para más de una persona.
  3. 3
    Mueble cuadrado sin respaldo que sirve como asiento individual.
  4. 4
    Grupo numeroso de peces de una misma especie.
  5. 5
    Lugar de almacenaje de tejidos humanos como la sangre o de recursos biológicos como semillas reunidos con propósitos médicos y científicos.
  6. 6
    En las galeras o embarcaciones de remo: Asiento en que van sentados los galeotes, o los que reman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how banco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Hay un banco cerca? Sí, el BBVA está en esta misma calle.
  2. Yo, por mi parte, condeno tu orden de arrastrar al mar las naves de buenos bancos, alejándolas de los clamores del combate.

Synonyms

bancabanquillocardumen

This word in other languages

bank(English)banque(Français)Bank(Deutsch)banco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnco
  • bacno
  • bancco
  • bannco
  • banoc
  • bbanco
  • bnaco
  • vanco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abnco2bacno2bancco1bannco1banoc2bbanco1bnaco2vanco1
Edit distance from "banco"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banco"?
"banco" is spelled B-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãŋko].
What does "banco" mean?
As a noun, "banco" means: Empresa que ofrece servicios monetarios como cuentas o préstamos.
What words are commonly confused with "banco"?
"banco" is commonly confused with "bao", "baño", "bono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banco" is [ˈbãŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banco" come from?
"banco" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "banco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

época#796corte#803jugar#790mitad#809

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

fuente8 variantsespera8 variantsbusca8 variantspuerto8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list