# banal vs bans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### banal
*adjective · IPA /bəˈnɑːl/ · frequency rank #33,531*
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

### bans
*noun · IPA /bænz/ · frequency rank #11,342*
plural of ban

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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