# banal vs Bernal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### banal
*adjective · IPA [baˈnal] · frequency rank #30,778*
Que no tiene sustancia, ni especial significado.

### Bernal
*name · IPA [beɾˈnal] · frequency rank #13,193*
Apellido.

## Source
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