banda

[ˈbãn̪d̪a]

/[ˈbãn̪d̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“banda” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#885
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grupo de personas con identidad colectiva.

Corpus desk

Index ES-banda · banda · Spanish

banda · rank #885 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #885
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciudades

Nearest frequency peer: ciudades (+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 “banda”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “banda” 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).

banda vs baño
40% similar
banda vs boda
60% similar
banda vs basa
60% similar

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

Key facts for banda
PropertyValue
Headwordbanda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbãn̪d̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#885
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “banda”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bandacae 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 “ciudades” (#886), “clases” (#887), “solamente” (#882). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “banda” va en #885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around banda (IPA [ˈbãn̪d̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #885 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for banda, with forms such as "abnda", "badna", and "banad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "baño", "boda", "basa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is banda, spelled B-A-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo de personas con identidad colectiva.
  2. 2
    Bandada, manada.
  3. 3
    Pandilla.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de músicos que interpretan una canción o una serie de canciones.
  5. 5
    Exceso de algo.

Synonyms

pandillapandapatotacuadrillaguasadabochaflor

This word in other languages

Band(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnda
  • badna
  • banad
  • bandda
  • bannda
  • bbanda
  • bnada
  • vanda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banda - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abnda2badna2banad2bandda1bannda1bbanda1bnada2vanda1
Edit distance from "banda"

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 "banda"?
"banda" is spelled B-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãn̪d̪a].
What does "banda" mean?
As a noun, "banda" means: Grupo de personas con identidad colectiva.
What words are commonly confused with "banda"?
"banda" is commonly confused with "baño", "boda", "basa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banda" is [ˈbãn̪d̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banda" come from?
"banda" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

leyes#878China#874carta#873pagar#898

Similar misspelling depth

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

rápido8 variantsfiesta8 variantsllamada8 variantstítulo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list