# bangs vs bans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bangs
*noun · IPA /bæŋ(ɡ)z/ · frequency rank #15,960*
plural of bang

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bans