Which to use
“banni” is an adjective and “bans” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,309
- “banni” frequency rank
- #36,719
- “bans” frequency rank
- 52028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banni | bans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est renvoyé, interdit de séjour. | Pluriel de ban. |
Where the eye mixes banni and bans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between banni and bans
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: banni is \ba.ni\ while bans is \bɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banni is recorded at frequency rank #15,309, classified as anadj, pronounced \ba.ni\. bans is at rank #36,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ̃\.
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 52028, this pair ranks #150,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of banni vs bans
Shared letters: abn. Private to "banni": i. Private to "bans": s.
"banni" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "banni" and "bans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "banni" vs "bans" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "banni" and "bans" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "banni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banni" and "bans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "banals vs bans". 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 #150,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.