banano

[baˈnano]

/[baˈnano]/ noun

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The verdict

“banano” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,896
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Musa acuminata, M. balbisiana, M. x paradisiaca) Grupo de plantas herbáceas, compuesto tanto por híbridos como por cultivares genéticamente puros de algunas especies de Musa, que se cultivan por s...

Corpus desk

Index ES-banano · banano · Spanish

banano · rank #35,896 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,896
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH añicos

Nearest frequency peer: añicos (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “banano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “banano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

banano vs baño
50% similar
banano vs banco
67% similar
banano vs bando
67% similar

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

Key facts for banano
PropertyValue
Headwordbanano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈnano]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,896
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “banano”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bananocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “añicos” (#35,894), “based” (#35,898), “axila” (#35,893). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “banano” va en #35,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around banano (IPA [baˈnano]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,896 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for banano, with forms such as "abnano", "baanno", and "bananno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "baño", "banco", "bando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is banano, spelled B-A-N-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Musa acuminata, M. balbisiana, M. x paradisiaca) Grupo de plantas herbáceas, compuesto tanto por híbridos como por cultivares genéticamente puros de algunas especies de Musa, que se cultivan por su fruto, la banana y el plátano, que se consume como alimento. Se cultivan en más de 130 países, desde el sudeste asiático de donde son nativas, hasta Oceanía y Sudamérica. No son árboles sino megaforbias perennes, con pseudotallo de hasta 7 metros de altura y hojas que se cuentan entre las más grandes del reino vegetal.
  2. 2
    Banana (fruto del banano).
  3. 3
    Pene.
  4. 4
    Pliegue de grasa en la zona abdominal.
  5. 5
    Pequeño bolso que se ata a la altura de la cintura y se lleva por delante.
  6. 6
    Bote ligero recreativo inflable, remolcado por una lancha, en donde los pasajeros van sentados a horcajadas.

Synonyms

bananerocamburguineoplátanorollocanelónmichelínriñoneracangurocangurerakoalabanana acuática

This word in other languages

banana(English)bananier(Français)Banane(Deutsch)bananeira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnano
  • baanno
  • bananno
  • banaon
  • bannano
  • bannao
  • bbanano
  • bnaano
  • vanano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banano - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abnano2baanno2bananno1banaon2bannano1bannao2bbanano1bnaano2
Edit distance from "banano"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banano"?
"banano" is spelled B-A-N-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈnano].
What does "banano" mean?
As a noun, "banano" means: (Musa acuminata, M. balbisiana, M. x paradisiaca) Grupo de plantas herbáceas, compuesto tanto por híbridos como por cultivares genéticamente puros de algunas especies de Musa, que se cultivan por s...
What words are commonly confused with "banano"?
"banano" is commonly confused with "baño", "banco", "bando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banano" is [baˈnano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banano" come from?
"banano" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

añicos#35,894Begoña#35,902Calama#35,921called#35,923

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

based9 variantsarrasado9 variantscassette9 variantschacra9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list