banner
/ˈbænɚ/noun, adjective, verb
banner is spelled B-A-N-N-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banner means “A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banner is banners.
How many letters and syllables are in banner?
| Letters | 6: B-A-N-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is banner?
Banner appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce banner?
- UK /ˈbænə/
- US /ˈbænɚ/
- Australia /ˈbænə/
Banner has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-banner.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with banner?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as banner from its last stressed vowel (/ænəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of banner
- banners plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bannering participle, present
- bannered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does banner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
- 2
The military unit under such a flag or standard.
- 3
A military or administrative subdivision.
- 4
Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
- 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
A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
- 7
The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
- 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
One who bans something.
adjective
- 1
Exceptional; very good.
verb
- 1
To adorn with a banner.
- 2
To display as a banner headline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Banner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bannière , banderole , banière |
| German | Banner , Spruchband, Transparent , Banderole , herausragend, außerordentlich |
| Portuguese | bandeira, estandarte , banner, letreiro , excepcional |
| Spanish | bandera, estandarte, pendón , pancarta , excepcional |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does banner come from?
From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).