# back vs ban

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### back
*noun · IPA /bæk/ · frequency rank #8,223*
Espalda.

### ban
*noun · IPA [ˈbãn] · frequency rank #11,171*
Unidad monetaria de Moldavia, centésima parte de un leu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/back-vs-ban