Which to use
“bañar” and “bane” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,107
- “bañar” frequency rank
- #49,461
- “bane” frequency rank
- 76568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bañar | bane |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sumergir en agua o en otro liquido. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de banir. |
Where the eye mixes bañar and bane
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bañar vs bane
A purely visual mix-up. bañar ([baˈɲaɾ]) and bane ([ˈbane]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bañar is recorded at frequency rank #27,107, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈɲaɾ]. bane is at rank #49,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbane].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 76568, this pair ranks #17,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bañar vs bane
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bañar": rñ. Private to "bane": en.
"bañar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bane ← abne · banne · bbane · bnae · vane
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bañar" and "bane" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bañar" vs "bane" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bañar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bane" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bañar" and "bane" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs brie". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.