banque

\bɑ̃k\

/\bɑ̃k\/ noun

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The verdict

“banque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,134
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Commerce de l'argent et du crédit qui consiste à recevoir des capitaux en compte courant avec ou sans intérêt ; à échanger des effets ou à les escompter avec des espèces, à des taux et moyennant de...

Corpus desk

Index FR-banque · banque · French

banque · rank #1,134 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,134
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH application

Nearest frequency peer: application (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “banque”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “banque” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

banque vs bloque
67% similar
banque vs battue
67% similar
banque vs basque
83% similar

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

Key facts for banque
PropertyValue
Headwordbanque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɑ̃k\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,134
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “banque” 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). banque lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around banque (IPA \bɑ̃k\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,134 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for banque, with forms such as "abnque", "bannque", and "banqeu". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bloque", "battue", "basque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is banque, spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commerce de l'argent et du crédit qui consiste à recevoir des capitaux en compte courant avec ou sans intérêt ; à échanger des effets ou à les escompter avec des espèces, à des taux et moyennant des commissions variables ; à exécuter pour le compte de tiers toutes opérations de ce genre et à se charger de tous services financiers ; à créer et à émettre des lettres de change ; d’une façon générale, commercer de l’argent, ainsi que des titres et valeurs.
  2. 2
    Entreprise ou société qui fait ce commerce.
  3. 3
    Établissement où se fait ce commerce.
  4. 4
    Négociants mêmes qui font ce commerce.
  5. 5
    Paiement qui se faisait aux ouvriers, chaque semaine, ou tous les quinze jours, ordinairement le samedi.
  6. 6
    Somme que celui qui tient le jeu devant lui utilise pour payer ceux qui gagnent.
  7. 7
    Sorte de jeu de cartes.
  8. 8
    Table ou banc devant lesquels travaillent les ouvriers, dans certains corps de métiers.
  9. 9
    Étal, comptoir chez un commerçant ou dans une bibliothèque.
  10. 10
    Endroit où l'on peut entreposer en toute sécurité, toute sorte de choses.
  11. 11
    Boniment, flatterie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce négociant fait la banque, entend bien la banque.
  2. Tenir banque ouverte.

This word in other languages

bank(English)banco(Español)Bank(Deutsch)banco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnque
  • bannque
  • banqeu
  • banqque
  • banuqe
  • baqnue
  • bbanque
  • bnaque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banque - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abnque2bannque1banqeu2banqque1banuqe2baqnue2bbanque1bnaque2
Edit distance from "banque"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banque"?
"banque" is spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɑ̃k\.
What does "banque" mean?
As a noun, "banque" means: Commerce de l'argent et du crédit qui consiste à recevoir des capitaux en compte courant avec ou sans intérêt ; à échanger des effets ou à les escompter avec des espèces, à des taux et moyennant de...
What words are commonly confused with "banque"?
"banque" is commonly confused with "bloque", "battue", "basque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banque" is \bɑ̃k\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banque" come from?
"banque" 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 "banque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écoute#1,130macron#1,141Russie#1,124prends#1,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pleine8 variantsvisage8 variantslimite8 variantsvitesse8 variants

What to do next

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  • "banque" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "bloque". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,134 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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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