# Bananen vs bangen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bananen
*noun · IPA [baˈnaːnən] · frequency rank #11,603*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Banane

### bangen
*verb · IPA [ˈbaŋən] · frequency rank #23,433*
Angst und/oder Sorge um jemanden oder etwas empfinden

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bananen-vs-bangen