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Bannana or banana?

Did you mean banana? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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bannana

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banana

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Correct spelling: banana. Misspelling: bannana.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Only one N in each spot: ba-na-na, three identical syllables after the B.

Why people write “bannana”

The misspelling “bannana” is only one letter off: it doubles the N, which banana spells with just one.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make banana automatic.

What does “banana” mean?

banana noun

  1. any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

    Synonyms:

  2. elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Banana” in a sentence

  • She had a banana for breakfast.

Is “banana” a playable word?

b 3a 1n 1a 1n 1a 1

8 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“bannana” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BANANA.

Banana: quick answers

Is it bannana or banana?
The correct spelling is banana. “bannana” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell banana?
Only one N in each spot: ba-na-na, three identical syllables after the B.
What does banana mean?
Banana means: any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.