Which to use
“banque” is a noun and “basques” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,134
- “banque” frequency rank
- #18,661
- “basques” frequency rank
- 19795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banque | basques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Pluriel de basque. |
Where the eye mixes banque and basques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: banque is \bɑ̃k\ while basques is \bask\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banque is recorded at frequency rank #1,134, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɑ̃k\. basques is at rank #18,661, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bask\.
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 19795, this pair ranks #371,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of banque vs basques
Shared letters: abequ. Private to "banque": n. Private to "basques": s.
"banque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "basques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "banque" and "basques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "banque" or "basques"?
What to do next
You've compared "banque" and "basques". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "banque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banque" and "basques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basques vs braqués". 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
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