Which to use
“bander” is a verb and “bandés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,751
- “bander” frequency rank
- #39,171
- “bandés” frequency rank
- 58922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bander | bandés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lier et serrer avec un bandage. | Masculin pluriel de bandé. |
Same sound, different letters: bander vs bandés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. bander and bandés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - bander / bandés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bander and bandés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɑ̃.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bander is recorded at frequency rank #19,751, classified as averb, pronounced \bɑ̃.de\. bandés is at rank #39,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɑ̃.de\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58922, this pair ranks #106,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bander vs bandés
Shared letters: abdn. Private to "bander": er. Private to "bandés": sé.
"bander" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bandés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bander ← abnder · badner · bandder · banderr · bandre · banedr · bannder · bbander
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bander" and "bandés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bander" or "bandés"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "bander" / "bandés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "bander" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bandés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bander" and "bandés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bandés vs branles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #106,125 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.