banda

/ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/

//ˈbɐ̃.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“banda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#908
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte lateral de um objeto

Corpus desk

Index PT-banda · banda · Portuguese

banda · rank #908 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #908
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH companhia

Nearest frequency peer: companhia (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “banda”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “banda” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

banda vs bank
60% similar
banda vs bani
60% similar
banda vs boda
60% similar

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

Key facts for banda
PropertyValue
Headwordbanda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#908
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “banda”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bandacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “companhia” (#909), “armas” (#906), “altura” (#905). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “banda” fica em #908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around banda (IPA /ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #908 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for banda, with forms such as "abnda", "badna", and "banad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bank", "bani", "boda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is banda, spelled B-A-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte lateral de um objeto
  2. 2
    lado
  3. 3
    cinta dos oficiais do exército
  4. 4
    grupo musical
  5. 5
    intervalo de frequência (AM, FM, etc.)
  6. 6
    adornamento
  7. 7
    língua falada pelo povo banda
  8. 8
    grupo étnico da República Centro-Africana
  9. 9
    movimento da capoeira para desequilibrar o oponente e derrubá-lo
  10. 10
    concentração prolongada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how banda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Uma frente fria com uma banda de nuvens à sua borda.

This word in other languages

band(English)banda(Español)Band(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnda
  • badna
  • banad
  • bandda
  • bannda
  • bbanda
  • bnada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banda - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abnda2badna2banad2bandda1bannda1bbanda1bnada2
Edit distance from "banda"

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 "banda"?
"banda" is spelled B-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/.
What does "banda" mean?
As a noun, "banda" means: parte lateral de um objeto
What words are commonly confused with "banda"?
"banda" is commonly confused with "bank", "bani", "boda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banda" is /ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banda" come from?
"banda" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "banda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

armas#906redes#902jogar#918fonte#894

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

sejam7 variantsvelho7 variantscrime7 variantscosta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list