bannen

[ˈbanən]

/[ˈbanən]/ verb

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The verdict

“bannen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,543
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Unerwünschtes fernhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-bannen · bannen · German

bannen · rank #28,543 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,543
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH barocke

Nearest frequency peer: barocke (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bannen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bannen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bannen vs bauen
67% similar
bannen vs Bären
33% similar
bannen vs Basen
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bannen
PropertyValue
Headwordbannen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbanən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,543
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bannen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bannenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „barocke“ (#28,544), „ausstrahlen“ (#28,541), „basta“ (#28,545). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bannen“ bei #28,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bannen (IPA [ˈbanən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,543 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bannen, with forms such as "abnnen", "banen", and "banenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bauen", "Bären", "Basen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bannen, spelled B-A-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Unerwünschtes fernhalten
  2. 2
    in seinen Bann ziehen; bezaubern
  3. 3
    aus der Gemeinschaft ausschließen; einen Bann aussprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bannen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er bannte den Fluch, woraufhin auch der Geist für immer gebannt war, was wahrscheinlich auch zukünftige Geister bannen wird, sofern er sie hierdurch ebenfalls bannte, weshalb sie dann voraussichtlich gebannt worden sein werden.
  2. Er war gebannt von ihrer hübschen Kehrseite.

This word in other languages

banish(English)conjurar(Español)conjurer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnnen
  • banen
  • banenn
  • bannenn
  • bannne
  • bbannen
  • bnanen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bannen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abnnen2banen1banenn2bannenn1bannne2bbannen1bnanen2
Edit distance from "bannen"

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 "bannen"?
"bannen" is spelled B-A-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbanən].
What does "bannen" mean?
As a verb, "bannen" means: etwas Unerwünschtes fernhalten
What words are commonly confused with "bannen"?
"bannen" is commonly confused with "bauen", "Bären", "Basen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bannen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bannen" is [ˈbanən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bannen" come from?
"bannen" 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 "bannen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bemühe#28,560Bestie#28,562Arrest#28,519Birken#28,568

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

basta7 variantsAkbar7 variantsAbdul7 variantsweilt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list