# banal vs banana

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### banal
*adjective · IPA /bɐ.ˈnaɫ/ · frequency rank #20,794*
relativo a bane, a trívia, ou a vulgo

### banana
*noun · IPA /bɐ.ˈnɐ.nɐ/ · frequency rank #5,826*
fruto produzido pela bananeira

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