Which to use
“bandés” and “bannis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,171
- “bandés” frequency rank
- #24,488
- “bannis” frequency rank
- 63659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bandés | bannis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de bandé. | Masculin pluriel de banni. |
Where the eye mixes bandés and bannis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bandés and bannis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bandés with bannis
A purely visual mix-up. bandés (\bɑ̃.de\) and bannis (\ba.ni\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bandés is recorded at frequency rank #39,171, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɑ̃.de\. bannis is at rank #24,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ba.ni\.
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 63659, this pair ranks #80,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bandés vs bannis
Shared letters: abns. Private to "bandés": dé. Private to "bannis": i.
"bandés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bannis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bannis ← abnnis · banins · banniss · bannsi · bbannis · bnanis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bandés" for "bannis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bandés" or "bannis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bandés" and "bannis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bandés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bannis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bandés" and "bannis" 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 #80,838 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.