banal
German, adjective/baˈnaːl/
banal is spelled B-A-N-A-L (5 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 26,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banal is a German adjective meaning “banal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne großen Anspruch”.
What does banal mean in English?
adjective
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banal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne großen Anspruch 2. einfach zu bewerkstelligen, auszuführen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of banal
- banaler masculine nominative singular
- am banalsten superlative
- banale feminine nominative singular
- banales neuter nominative singular
- banalen genitive masculine singular
- banalem dative masculine singular
- der banale definite includes-article masculine
- die banale definite feminine includes-article
- das banale definite includes-article neuter
- die banalen definite includes-article nominative
- des banalen definite genitive includes-article
- der banalen definite feminine genitive
- dem banalen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banal?
- /baˈnaːl/
- [baˈnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to banal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is banal in German?
banal appears 1.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).