bandar

\ban.ˈðaː\

/\ban.ˈðaː\/ verb

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The verdict

“bandar” is uncommon French (frequency #71,274 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,274
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bander, tendre, étirer à son maximum.

Key facts for bandar
PropertyValue
Headwordbandar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ban.ˈðaː\
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bandar” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bandar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bandar is uncommon French at frequency #71,274 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ban.ˈðaː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bandar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bandar, spelled B-A-N-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bander, tendre, étirer à son maximum.
  2. 2
    Bander, tendre, étirer à son maximum.
  3. 3
    Griser, Saouler, enivrer.
  4. 4
    Exaspérer, Gonfler.

Synonyms

embriagarconflar

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 "bandar"?
"bandar" is spelled B-A-N-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ban.ˈðaː\.
What does "bandar" mean?
As a verb, "bandar" means: Bander, tendre, étirer à son maximum.
How do you pronounce "bandar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bandar" is \ban.ˈðaː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bandar" come from?
"bandar" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bandar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-N-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ban.ˈðaː\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list