bandésvsbâtiesWhich spelling fits?

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“bandés” and “bâties” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,171
“bandés” frequency rank
#23,788
“bâties” frequency rank
62959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bandés bâties
Definition Masculin pluriel de bandé. Féminin pluriel de bâti.

Where the eye mixes bandés and bâties

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bandés (CVCCVC) and bâties (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
bandés
6 ch
bâties

Visual trap between bandés and bâties

A purely visual mix-up. bandés (\bɑ̃.de\) and bâties (\bɑ.ti\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62959, 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\. bâties is at rank #23,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɑ.ti\.

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 62959, this pair ranks #84,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bandés vs bâties

Shared letters: bs. Private to "bandés": adné. Private to "bâties": eitâ.

"bandés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bâties" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bandés" and "bâties" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\bɑ̃.de\ versus \bɑ.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bandés" vs "bâties" - which ranks higher?
"bâties" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,788 in our French list, against #39,171 for "bandés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bandés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bâties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bandés" and "bâties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bandés vs branles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #84,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list