Which to use
“ban” is a noun and “blanc” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,668
- “ban” frequency rank
- #16,233
- “blanc” frequency rank
- 29901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ban | blanc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | proibição | branco |
Letter map: ban vs blanc
Shared letters muted; letters that set ban and blanc apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ban runs 3 letters (CVC) against blanc's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ban and blanc
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ban is anoun and blancanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ban is recorded at frequency rank #13,668, classified as anoun. blanc is at rank #16,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɫaŋ/, ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 29901, this pair ranks #38,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ban vs blanc
Shared letters: abn. Private to "ban": -. Private to "blanc": cl.
"ban" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "blanc" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- blanc ← balnc · bblanc · blacn · blancc · blannc · bllanc · blnac · lbanc
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ban" for "blanc" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ban" or "blanc" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "ban" and "blanc". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blanc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ban" and "blanc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ban vs bué". 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 #38,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.