# bangs

> English word · Noun · IPA /bæŋ(ɡ)z/ · frequency rank #15,960

## Definitions
1. plural of bang
2. Hair hanging over the forehead.
3. A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.

## Etymology
From bang (“to cut [hair], dock [an animal's tail]”), probably from the sudden manner in which docked hair appears to burst out explosively when it's cut (i.e. "with a bang"). Ultimately from bang (“to strike noisily, explode”).

## Easily confused with
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bas)
- **bank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bank)
- **bars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bars)
- **bass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bass)
- **bugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bugs)
- **bats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bats)
- **bans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bans)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bing)
- **bong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bong)
- **bins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bins)
- **buns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-buns)
- **begs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-begs)
- **bays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bays)
- **bung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bung)
- **basis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-basis)
- **banks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-banks)
- **bonus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bonus)
- **bones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bones)
- **bonds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bonds)
- **bases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangs-vs-bases)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abngs`, `bagns`, `banggs`, `bangss`, `banngs`, `bansg`, `bbangs`, `bnags`

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