Which to use
“bandés” and “bonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,171
- “bandés” frequency rank
- #975
- “bonnes” frequency rank
- 40146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bandés | bonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de bandé. | Féminin pluriel de bon. |
Where the eye mixes bandés and bonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bandés and bonnes
A purely visual mix-up. bandés (\bɑ̃.de\) and bonnes (\bɔn\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40146, 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\. bonnes is at rank #975, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bɔn\.
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 40146, this pair ranks #242,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bandés vs bonnes
Shared letters: bns. Private to "bandés": adé. Private to "bonnes": eo.
"bandés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bonnes ← bbonnes · bnones · bonens · bonness · bonnse · obnnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bandés" for "bonnes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "bandés" or "bonnes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bandés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bandés" and "bonnes" 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 #242,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.