band

\bɛnd\

/\bɛnd\/ noun

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The verdict

“band” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,911
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Groupe de musique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-band · band · French

band · rank #12,911 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,911
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bavière

Nearest frequency peer: Bavière (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « band »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « band » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

band vs BD
0% similar
band vs BN
0% similar
band vs bon
50% similar

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

Key facts for band
PropertyValue
Headwordband
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɛnd\
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,911
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « band »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bandse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Bavière » (#12,912), « autorisant » (#12,909), « Beaulieu » (#12,913). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « band » est au #12,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around band (IPA \bɛnd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,911 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Groupe de musique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for band, with forms such as "abnd", "badn", and "bandd". 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, "BD", "BN", "bon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is band, spelled B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Groupe de musique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how band appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La rumeur évoque même un concert réunissant les deux bands…
  2. On a écouté Nirvana, Purple Mountains, Mischief Brew, trois bands qu'on aimait et dont les chanteurs s'étaient enlevé la vie.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnd
  • badn
  • bandd
  • bannd
  • bband
  • bnad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abnd2badn2bandd1bannd1bband1bnad2
Edit distance from "band"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "band"?
"band" is spelled B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛnd\.
What does "band" mean?
As a noun, "band" means: Groupe de musique.
What words are commonly confused with "band"?
"band" is commonly confused with "BD", "BN", "bon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "band"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "band" is \bɛnd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "band" come from?
"band" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boum#12,918amen#12,900actu#12,896zinc#12,886

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

verrai6 variantsruth6 variantsRaoul6 variantspick6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list