Bann
German, noun
Bann is spelled B-A-N-N (4 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bann is a German masculine noun meaning “jurisdiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, bann is a different word: “singular imperative of bannen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausweisung einer Person oder einer Gruppe aus einer Gemeinschaft, insbesondere aus der Kirche”.
What does Bann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejurisdiction
- 2
masculineban, proscription
- 3
masculineexcommunication
- 4
masculinespell, enchantment, influence, magic, magical effect
- 5
masculinea regiment of Hitler Youth or the SS.
verb
- 1
singular imperative of bannen
- 2
colloquialfirst-person singular present of bannen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ausweisung einer Person oder einer Gruppe aus einer Gemeinschaft, insbesondere aus der Kirche 2. ein bestimmtes Gebiet, eine Gemarkung 3. fesselnde magische Kraft (oft in übertragener Bedeutung) 4. in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus eine Gliederungseinheit der Hitlerjugend und in der SS
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 Bann
- Bannes genitive
- Banns genitive
- Banne plural
- Bannen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Bann
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bann in German?
Bann appears 7.2 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).