Which to use
“bank” and “bran” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,803
- “bank” frequency rank
- #29,613
- “bran” frequency rank
- 39416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bank | bran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | banco | farelo. |
Where the eye mixes bank and bran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bank vs bran
A purely visual mix-up. bank (/bɑŋk/) and bran (/bræn/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bank is recorded at frequency rank #9,803, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɑŋk/. bran is at rank #29,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bræn/.
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 39416, this pair ranks #26,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bank vs bran
Shared letters: abn. Private to "bank": k. Private to "bran": r.
"bank" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bank" for "bran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bank" vs "bran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bank" and "bran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brains vs bran". 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 #26,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.