# bande vs bans

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### bande
*noun · IPA \bɑ̃d\ · frequency rank #915*
Sorte de lien plat et large.

### bans
*noun · IPA \bɑ̃\ · frequency rank #36,719*
Pluriel de ban.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/bande-vs-bans