# bans vs basins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### basins
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪsɪnz/ · frequency rank #20,564*
plural of basin

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bans-vs-basins