Which to use
“ban” is a noun and “bani” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,668
- “ban” frequency rank
- #39,994
- “bani” frequency rank
- 53662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ban | bani |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | proibição | banhar, tomar banho, molhar |
Letter map: ban vs bani
Shared letters muted; letters that set ban and bani apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ban and bani
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ban is anoun and baniaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ban” sits inside “bani”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ban is recorded at frequency rank #13,668, classified as anoun. bani is at rank #39,994, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈba.ni/.
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 53662, this pair ranks #11,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ban vs bani
Shared letters: abn. Private to "ban": -. Private to "bani": i.
"ban" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bani ← banni · bbani · bnai
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ban" for "bani" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ban" vs "bani" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ban" and "bani".
- Full dictionary entry for "ban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bani" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ban" and "bani" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bandit vs bani". 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 #11,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.