Which to use
“Bohne” and “Bohnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,109
- “Bohne” frequency rank
- #9,161
- “Bohnen” frequency rank
- 37270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bohne | Bohnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pflanze (oder Teil) verschiedener Schmetterlingsblütler | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bohne |
Where the eye mixes Bohne and Bohnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bohne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Bohnen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bohne and Bohnen
A purely visual mix-up. Bohne ([ˈboːnə]) and Bohnen ([ˈboːnən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Bohne” sits inside “Bohnen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bohne is recorded at frequency rank #28,109, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːnə]. Bohnen is at rank #9,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːnən].
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 37270, this pair ranks #1,594,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bohne vs Bohnen
Shared letters: behno. Private to "Bohne": -. Private to "Bohnen": -.
"Bohne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bohnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bohne" for "Bohnen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bohne" or "Bohnen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bohne" and "Bohnen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bohne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bohnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,594,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bohne" and "Bohnen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bohne 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 #1,594,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.