Banane

/[baˈnaːnə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,103

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Banane is aGermannoun. It means: längliche, meist gelbe tropische Frucht Pronounced [baˈnaːnə]. Often confused with Bann and bande.

Key facts for Banane
PropertyValue
HeadwordBanane
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈnaːnə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,103
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Banane in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Banane is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈnaːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,103 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Banane, with forms such as "abnane", "baanne", and "banaen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Bann", "bande", "Bange", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Banane, spelled B-A-N-A-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    längliche, meist gelbe tropische Frucht
  2. 2
    Riesenstaude (Gattung Musa), an der die Banane^([1]) wächst
  3. 3
    bananenförmige Bauch- beziehungsweise Gürteltasche

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abnane,baanne,banaen,bannae,bannane,bbanane,bnaane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Banane

Misspelling Variants of "Banane"

abnane6baanne6banaen6bannae6bannane7bbanane7bnaane6
Misspelling Variants of "Banane"

Frequency rank: #13,103 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Banane"?
"Banane" is spelled B-A-N-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈnaːnə].
What does "Banane" mean?
As a noun, "Banane" means: längliche, meist gelbe tropische Frucht
What words are commonly confused with "Banane"?
"Banane" is commonly confused with "Bann", "bande", "Bange". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Banane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Banane" is [baˈnaːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Banane" come from?
"Banane" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.