# Banken vs blanken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Banken
*noun · IPA [ˈbaŋkn̩] · frequency rank #2,581*
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/banken-vs-blanken