Which to use
“Bohnen” and “bone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,161
- “Bohnen” frequency rank
- #30,966
- “bone” frequency rank
- 40127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bohnen | bone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bohne | Knochen |
Where the eye mixes Bohnen and bone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bohnen vs bone
A purely visual mix-up. Bohnen ([ˈboːnən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bohnen is recorded at frequency rank #9,161, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboːnən]. 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 40127, this pair ranks #1,517,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bohnen vs bone
Shared letters: beno. Private to "Bohnen": h. Private to "bone": -.
"Bohnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bohnen" and "bone" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Bohnen" vs "bone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bohnen" and "bone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bohnen" 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 #1,517,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bohnen" 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 #1,517,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.