Banane
German, noun/baˈnaːnə/
Banane is spelled B-A-N-A-N-E (6 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written German, the 13,123rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banane is a German feminine noun meaning “banana (fruit or tree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ausdauernde krautige Pflanze mit sehr großen einfachen Laubblättern und vielzähligen Fruchtständen”.
What does Banane mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebanana (fruit or tree)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ausdauernde krautige Pflanze mit sehr großen einfachen Laubblättern und vielzähligen Fruchtständen 2. eine Gattung der Familie Bananengewächse 3. die reife Beerenfrucht einiger Arten, meist der Dessertbanane, geschält zum Rohverzehr, auch gekocht, gebraten oder für Zubereitungen 4. bananenförmige Bauch- beziehungsweise Gürteltasche
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 Banane
- Bananen plural
- Banänchen diminutive neuter
- Banana alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Banane?
- Germany /baˈnaːnə/
- Austria /b̥aˈnaːnɛ/
- [baˈnaːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Banane
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Banane in German?
Banane appears 4.6 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).