bandar

verb

The verdict

“bandar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #45,713 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#45,713
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - colocar bandas

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bandar vs bunda
67% similar
bandar vs banha
67% similar
bandar vs banner
67% similar

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

Key facts for bandar
PropertyValue
Headwordbandar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,713
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bandar” 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). bandar 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 bandar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #45,713 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "colocar bandas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bandar, with forms such as "abndar", "badnar", and "banadr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bunda", "banha", "banner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bandar, spelled B-A-N-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    colocar bandas

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abndar,badnar,banadr,bandarr,banddar,bandra,banndar,bbandar,bnadar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abndar2badnar2banadr2bandarr1banddar1bandra2banndar1bbandar1
Edit distance from "bandar"

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 "bandar"?
"bandar" is spelled B-A-N-D-A-R.
What does "bandar" mean?
As a verb, "bandar" means: colocar bandas
What words are commonly confused with "bandar"?
"bandar" is commonly confused with "bunda", "banha", "banner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "bandar" come from?
"bandar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “bandar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-N-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “bunda” - see the side-by-side comparison. bandar vs bunda
  • 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