# Banken vs barmen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Banken
*noun · IPA [ˈbaŋkn̩] · frequency rank #2,581*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bank

### barmen
*verb · IPA [ˈbaʁmən] · frequency rank #41,676*
jemandes Mitgefühl, Mitleid erregen

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