BognervsBohneWhat's the difference?

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“Bogner” and “Bohne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,531
“Bogner” frequency rank
#28,109
“Bohne” frequency rank
74640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bogner Bohne
Definition Krieger/Soldat beziehungsweise neuerdings Sportler, der mit Pfeil und Bogen schießt Pflanze (oder Teil) verschiedener Schmetterlingsblütler

Where the eye mixes Bogner and Bohne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bogner runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Bohne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Bogner
5 ch
Bohne

Visual trap between Bogner and Bohne

A purely visual mix-up. Bogner ([ˈboːɡnɐ]) and Bohne ([ˈboːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bogner is recorded at frequency rank #46,531, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːɡnɐ]. Bohne is at rank #28,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːnə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 74640, this pair ranks #328,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Bogner vs Bohne

Shared letters: beno. Private to "Bogner": gr. Private to "Bohne": h.

"Bogner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Bohne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bogner ← bbogner · bgoner · bogenr · boggner · bognerr · bognner · bognre · bonger
  • Bohne ← bbohne · bhone · bohen · bohhne · bonhe · obhne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bogner" and "Bohne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈboːɡnɐ] versus [ˈboːnə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bogner" or "Bohne"?
"Bohne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,109 in our German list, against #46,531 for "Bogner". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bogner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bohne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #328,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bogner" and "Bohne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bogner vs Borneo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #328,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list