bandits

\bɑ̃.di\

/\bɑ̃.di\/ noun

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The verdict

“bandits” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,811
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-bandits · bandits · French

bandits · rank #15,811 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,811
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bandeau

Nearest frequency peer: bandeau (-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 « bandits »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bandits » 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).

bandits vs bannis
71% similar
bandits vs bondit
71% similar
bandits vs bannit
71% similar

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

Key facts for bandits
PropertyValue
Headwordbandits
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɑ̃.di\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,811
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bandits »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).banditsse 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 « bandeau » (#15,810), « baraque » (#15,812), « balai » (#15,809). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bandits » est au #15,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bandits (IPA \bɑ̃.di\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,811 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de bandit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bandits, with forms such as "abndits", "badnits", and "banddits". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "bannis", "bondit", "bannit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bandits, spelled B-A-N-D-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bandit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vétérans chevronnés de la guerre des boutons, grands maraudeurs de pommes et abatteurs de noix, tous, garnements de dix à douze ans, nous avions ce printemps-là reformé notre association de bandits grimpeurs, pillards aériens et détrousseurs de nids.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abndits
  • badnits
  • banddits
  • bandist
  • banditss
  • banditts
  • bandtis
  • banidts
  • banndits
  • bbandits
  • bnadits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abndits2badnits2banddits1bandist2banditss1banditts1bandtis2banidts2
Edit distance from "bandits"

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 "bandits"?
"bandits" is spelled B-A-N-D-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɑ̃.di\.
What does "bandits" mean?
As a noun, "bandits" means: Pluriel de bandit.
What words are commonly confused with "bandits"?
"bandits" is commonly confused with "bannis", "bondit", "bannit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bandits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bandits" is \bɑ̃.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bandits" come from?
"bandits" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bandeau#15,810baraque#15,812beautés#15,813Bernier#15,814

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Beyoncé11 variantsboursier11 variantsamnistie11 variantscentrée11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list