banales

[baˈnaːləs]

/[baˈnaːləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“banales” is uncommon German (frequency #84,979 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,979
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal

Corpus desk

Index DE-banales · banales · German

banales · rank #84,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,979
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bamako

Nearest frequency peer: Bamako (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „banales“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „banales“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for banales
PropertyValue
Headwordbanales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈnaːləs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „banales“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).banalesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bamako“ (#84,978), „Bankkarte“ (#84,980), „Bahngleise“ (#84,977). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „banales“ bei #84,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

banales is uncommon German at frequency #84,979 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈnaːləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for banales, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is banales, spelled B-A-N-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banales"?
"banales" is spelled B-A-N-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈnaːləs].
What does "banales" mean?
As an adjective, "banales" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs banal
How do you pronounce "banales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banales" is [baˈnaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banales" come from?
"banales" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "banales", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Antimon#84,924blühten#85,036Allüren#84,899Camberg#85,062

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list