banco

/ˈbã.ku/

//ˈbã.ku// noun

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The verdict

“banco” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #821 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#821
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - móvel para sentar, sem encosto se for individual, em madeira, cortiça, plástico, vime ou ferro; mocho; escabelo:

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

banco vs bico
60% similar
banco vs bank
60% similar
banco vs beco
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for banco
PropertyValue
Headwordbanco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbã.ku/
Letters5
Frequency rank#821
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “banco” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). banco lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for banco is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbã.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #821 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for banco, with forms such as "abnco", "bacno", and "bancco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bico", "bank", "beco", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is banco, spelled B-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    móvel para sentar, sem encosto se for individual, em madeira, cortiça, plástico, vime ou ferro; mocho; escabelo:
  2. 2
    tábua ou pedra longas, assentes em dois ou quatro pés, com ou sem encosto, onde se podem sentar várias pessoas:
  3. 3
    nos barcos pequenos, tábua onde se sentam os ocupantes
  4. 4
    faixa de areia à superfície da água; baixio:
  5. 5
    espécie de mesa sobre que trabalham certos artífices, como os carpinteiros; bancada; banca
  6. 6
    setor hospitalar permanentemente aberto, onde são atendidos os casos urgentes
  7. 7
    instituição financeira para depósitos, aplicações, guarda de dinheiro e valores; em seus domínios são efetuadas as mais variadas modalidades de atividades financeiras:
  8. 8
    qualquer instituição que guarde, preserve e disponibilize produtos biológicos ou órgãos humanos, nomeadamente sangue, esperma, óvulos, rins, corações e outros:
  9. 9
    banco de dados
  10. 10
    conjunto de peixes em cardume que nadam na superfície das águas

This word in other languages

bench(English)banco(Español)banque(Français)Bank(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abnco,bacno,bancco,bannco,banoc,bbanco,bnaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abnco2bacno2bancco1bannco1banoc2bbanco1bnaco2
Edit distance from "banco"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banco"?
"banco" is spelled B-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbã.ku/.
What does "banco" mean?
As a noun, "banco" means: móvel para sentar, sem encosto se for individual, em madeira, cortiça, plástico, vime ou ferro; mocho; escabelo:
What words are commonly confused with "banco"?
"banco" is commonly confused with "bico", "bank", "beco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banco" is /ˈbã.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banco" come from?
"banco" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “banco”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-N-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbã.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bico” - see the side-by-side comparison. banco vs bico
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list