# banner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbænə/ · frequency rank #5,857

## Definitions
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.
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.
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. The principal standard of a knight.
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.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Bauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bauer)
- **Bayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bayer)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-boner)
- **bonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bonne)
- **Barnes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-barnes)
- **barber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-barber)
- **bunker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bunker)
- **barker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-barker)
- **batter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-batter)
- **Baxter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-baxter)
- **Barney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-barney)
- **burner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-burner)
- **banter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-banter)
- **bender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bender)
- **bonnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bonnet)
- **binder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-binder)
- **Bannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bannon)
- **Bennet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-bennet)
- **barter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-barter)
- **barnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banner-vs-barnet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abnner`, `banenr`, `baner`, `bannerr`, `bannre`, `bbanner`, `bnaner`

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