# Bänke vs blanken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bänke
*noun · IPA [ˈbɛŋkə] · frequency rank #21,561*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bank

### blanken
*adjective · IPA [ˈblaŋkn̩] · frequency rank #38,647*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blank

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