Which to use
“bane” and “banque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,740
- “bane” frequency rank
- #1,134
- “banque” frequency rank
- 48874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bane | banque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hotte pour les vendanges. | Commerce de l'argent et du crédit qui consiste à recevoir des capitaux en compte courant avec ou sans intérêt ; à échanger des effets ou à les escompter avec des espèces, à des taux et moyennant des commissions variables ; à exécuter pour le compte de tiers toutes opérations de ce genre et à se charger de tous services financiers ; à créer et à émettre des lettres de change ; d’une façon générale, commercer de l’argent, ainsi que des titres et valeurs. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bane and banque apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. bane (\ban\) and banque (\bɑ̃k\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bane is recorded at frequency rank #47,740, classified as anoun, pronounced \ban\. banque is at rank #1,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ̃k\.
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 48874, this pair ranks #175,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bane vs banque
Shared letters: aben. Private to "bane": -. Private to "banque": qu.
"bane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "banque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering bane vs banque
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bane” entry
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