Bogen

/[ˈboːɡn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,869

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Bogen is aGermannoun. It means: gekrümmte, in der Regel mathematisch beschreibbare Linie, Kurve Pronounced [ˈboːɡn̩]. It ranks #4,869 in German word frequency. Often confused with bon and böse.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bogen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bogen is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,869 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bogen, with forms such as "bbogen", "bgoen", and "boegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bon", "böse", "Bonn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bogen, spelled B-O-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbogen,bgoen,boegn,bogenn,boggen,bogne,obgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bogen

Misspelling Variants of "Bogen"

bbogen6bgoen5boegn5bogenn6boggen6bogne5obgen5
Misspelling Variants of "Bogen"

Frequency rank: #4,869 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.