Bogen

[ˈboːɡn̩]

/[ˈboːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bogen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,869
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gekrümmte, in der Regel mathematisch beschreibbare Linie, Kurve

Corpus desk

Index DE-bogen · Bogen · German

Bogen · rank #4,869 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,869
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bewahren

Nearest frequency peer: bewahren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bogen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bogen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bogen vs bon
40% similar
Bogen vs böse
20% similar
Bogen vs Bonn
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bogen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːɡn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,869
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bogen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bogenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bewahren“ (#4,868), „Busse“ (#4,870), „Beschwerden“ (#4,867). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bogen“ bei #4,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Bogen (IPA [ˈboːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,869 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bogen, with forms such as "bbogen", "bgoen", and "boegn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bon", "böse", "Bonn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bogen, spelled B-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gekrümmte, in der Regel mathematisch beschreibbare Linie, Kurve
  2. 2
    Bauteil über Öffnungen und Räumen zum Tragen darüberliegender Bauteile
  3. 3
    aus Holz gefertigte und mit einer Sehne versehene Schusswaffe zum Abschießen von Pfeilen
  4. 4
    nach bestimmten Maßen beschnittenes/geschöpftes großes Blatt Papier, insbesondere, wenn es gefaltet (gebogen) ist
  5. 5
    mit Haar bespannter hölzerner Stab zum Bespielen von Saiteninstrumenten (Plural 2: Bögen)
  6. 6
    Element der Notenschrift über zwei gleich hohe Noten zur Verlängerung des Tones
  7. 7
    Holzgerüst des Sattels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bogen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wir mußten in nördlicher Richtung von der Stadt in einem weiten Umwege einen Übergangspunkt über den Fluß suchen, um drüben, wieder in einem großen Bogen, nach unserm von der eigentlichen Stadt und Festung Givet entfernten Lagerplätze zu gelangen, indem die Felsenburg Charlemont noch dazwischen liegen blieb.“
  2. „Latrobe verwendete hingegen halbrunde und segmentierte Bogen, kehrte aber Wrens Anordnung um, indem er die breiteren Bogen segmentierte und die engeren Bögen halbrund ausführte, mit nur einem Bogen über den engeren Pfeilerabständen.“

Synonyms

DreheGraphKehreKrümmeKrümmungKurveLinieSchleifeWölbungGewölbeWölbungLigaturSattelbaum

Antonyms

Gerade

This word in other languages

arc(English)curva(Español)courbe(Français)curva(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbogen
  • bgoen
  • boegn
  • bogenn
  • boggen
  • bogne
  • obgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bogen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbogen1bgoen2boegn2bogenn1boggen1bogne2obgen2
Edit distance from "Bogen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bogen"?
"Bogen" is spelled B-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːɡn̩].
What does "Bogen" mean?
As a noun, "Bogen" means: gekrümmte, in der Regel mathematisch beschreibbare Linie, Kurve
What words are commonly confused with "Bogen"?
"Bogen" is commonly confused with "bon", "böse", "Bonn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bogen" is [ˈboːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bogen" come from?
"Bogen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bogen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Busse#4,870enorm#4,872Faust#4,880Fonds#4,882

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Adler7 variantsZellen7 variantsKader7 variantsKoffer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list