Which to use
“bane” and “besé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,461
- “bane” frequency rank
- #41,760
- “besé” frequency rank
- 91221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bane | besé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de banir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de besar. |
Where the eye mixes bane and besé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bane and besé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bane with besé
A purely visual mix-up. bane ([ˈbane]) and besé ([beˈse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bane is recorded at frequency rank #49,461, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbane]. besé is at rank #41,760, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈse].
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 91221, this pair ranks #2,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bane vs besé
Shared letters: be. Private to "bane": an. Private to "besé": sé.
"bane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "besé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bane ← abne · banne · bbane · bnae · vane
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bane" for "besé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bane" or "besé"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bane" and "besé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bane" and "besé" 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 #2,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.