banner

/ˈbænə/

//ˈbænə// noun

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"banner" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“banner” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,857
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-banner · banner · English

banner · rank #5,857 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,857
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH authorized

Nearest frequency peer: authorized (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “banner”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “banner” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

banner vs Bauer
50% similar
banner vs Bayer
50% similar
banner vs boner
67% similar

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

Key facts for banner
PropertyValue
Headwordbanner
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbænə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,857
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “banner”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bannerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “authorized” (#5,856), “Beijing” (#5,858), “athletic” (#5,855). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “banner” is #5,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around banner (IPA /ˈbænə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,857 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for banner, with forms such as "abnner", "banenr", and "baner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bauer", "Bayer", "boner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band. The correct English form is banner, spelled B-A-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
  2. 2
    The military unit under such a flag or standard.
  3. 3
    A military or administrative subdivision.
  4. 4
    Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
  5. 5
    A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
  6. 6
    A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
  7. 7
    The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
  8. 8
    A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
  9. 9
    The principal standard of a knight.
  10. 10
    A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. “To hold Arrakis,” the Duke said, “one is faced with decisions that may cost one his self-respect.” He pointed out the window to the Atreides green and black banner hanging limply from a staff at the edge of the landing field. "That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things."
  2. The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.

Etymology

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

This word in other languages

bandera(Español)bannière(Français)Banner(Deutsch)banner(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnner
  • banenr
  • baner
  • bannerr
  • bannre
  • bbanner
  • bnaner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banner - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abnner2banenr2baner1bannerr1bannre2bbanner1bnaner2
Edit distance from "banner"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banner"?
"banner" is spelled B-A-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbænə/.
What does "banner" mean?
As a noun, "banner" means: A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
What words are commonly confused with "banner"?
"banner" is commonly confused with "Bauer", "Bayer", "boner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banner" is /ˈbænə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "banner"?
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "banner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list