banque

[ˈbãŋke]

/[ˈbãŋke]/ verb

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The verdict

“banque” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,441
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de bancar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-banque · banque · Spanish

banque · rank #33,441 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,441
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bandejas

Nearest frequency peer: bandejas (-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 “banque”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “banque” 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).

banque vs buque
67% similar
banque vs bosque
67% similar
banque vs bloque
67% similar

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

Key facts for banque
PropertyValue
Headwordbanque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbãŋke]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,441
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “banque”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.banquecae 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 “bandejas” (#33,440), “barrotes” (#33,442), “bacteriana” (#33,439). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “banque” va en #33,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around banque (IPA [ˈbãŋke]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,441 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for banque, with forms such as "abnque", "bannque", and "banqeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "buque", "bosque", "bloque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is banque, spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de bancar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de bancar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de bancar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnque
  • bannque
  • banqeu
  • banqque
  • banuqe
  • baqnue
  • bbanque
  • bnaque
  • vanque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abnque2bannque1banqeu2banqque1banuqe2baqnue2bbanque1bnaque2
Edit distance from "banque"

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 "banque"?
"banque" is spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãŋke].
What does "banque" mean?
As a verb, "banque" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de bancar.
What words are commonly confused with "banque"?
"banque" is commonly confused with "buque", "bosque", "bloque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banque" is [ˈbãŋke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banque" come from?
"banque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avalan#33,436brasas#33,455Brayan#33,456acudan#33,390

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

asumirá9 variantsasumida9 variantsarriesgo9 variantscazuela9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list