Which to use
“banks” is a noun and “blank” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,751
- “banks” frequency rank
- #44,007
- “blank” frequency rank
- 68758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banks | blank |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de bank. | En blanco. |
Where the eye mixes banks and blank
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: banks vs blank
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: banks is /bæŋks/ while blank is /blæŋk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banks is recorded at frequency rank #24,751, classified as anoun, pronounced /bæŋks/. blank is at rank #44,007, tagged as anadj, pronounced /blæŋk/.
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 68758, this pair ranks #33,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of banks vs blank
Shared letters: abkn. Private to "banks": s. Private to "blank": l.
"banks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "blank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "banks" for "blank" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "banks" or "blank" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "banks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blank" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banks" and "blank" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs blank". 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 #33,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.