Which to use
“Bohne” and “bone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,109
- “Bohne” frequency rank
- #30,966
- “bone” frequency rank
- 59075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bohne | bone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pflanze (oder Teil) verschiedener Schmetterlingsblütler | Knochen |
Where the eye mixes Bohne and bone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bohne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bone's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bohne with bone
A purely visual mix-up. Bohne ([ˈboːnə]) and bone ([bəʊn]) 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 59075, 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]. bone is at rank #30,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəʊn].
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 59075, this pair ranks #838,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bohne vs bone
Shared letters: beno. Private to "Bohne": h. Private to "bone": -.
"Bohne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bohne" and "bone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Bohne" or "bone"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bohne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #838,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bohne" and "bone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bone 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 #838,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.