# boll vs Boom

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### boll
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #23,868*
die Kornhülse, die Spreu

### Boom
*noun · IPA [buːm] · frequency rank #9,519*
plötzliche Aufschwungsphase

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/boll-vs-boom