# banal vs banda

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### banda
*noun · IPA /ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/ · frequency rank #908*
parte lateral de um objeto

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