bohren

[ˈboːʁən]

/[ˈboːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“bohren” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,761
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein rundes Loch in etwas erzeugen, oftmals durch Herauslösen von Spänen mithilfe eines drehenden Werkzeugs

Corpus desk

Index DE-bohren · bohren · German

bohren · rank #14,761 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,761
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bodo

Nearest frequency peer: Bodo (-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 „bohren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bohren“ 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).

bohren vs bösen
50% similar
bohren vs Boxen
50% similar
bohren vs Boten
50% similar

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

Key facts for bohren
PropertyValue
Headwordbohren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈboːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,761
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bohren“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bodo“ (#14,760), „britischer“ (#14,762), „blühen“ (#14,759). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bohren“ bei #14,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bohren (IPA [ˈboːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,761 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bohren, with forms such as "bbohren", "bhoren", and "bohern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bösen", "Boxen", "Boten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 bohren, spelled B-O-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein rundes Loch in etwas erzeugen, oftmals durch Herauslösen von Spänen mithilfe eines drehenden Werkzeugs
  2. 2
    einen Gegenstand (oder auch Finger, Zeh) mit Kraft in etwas hineintreiben, hineinstecken beziehungsweise hindurchtreiben, hindurchstecken
  3. 3
    mit dem Finger, Zeh oder einem Gegenstand in etwas drehende Bewegungen ausführen
  4. 4
    zur Suche nach zum Beispiel Bodenschätzen oder zur Sammlung von Proben Löcher/Schächte in den Erdboden treiben
  5. 5
    mit Wucht in etwas eindringen beziehungsweise es durchdringen
  6. 6
    jemanden innerlich peinigen, jemandem Unruhe bereiten
  7. 7
    ein Gegenüber hartnäckig zur Erfüllung eines eigenen Wunsches drängen, besonders, ihn zu gewünschten Auskünften drängen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er bohrte mit dem Bohrer ein Loch in die Wand, um die neuen Kleiderhaken zu befestigen.
  2. Mit dem Stiel des Kochlöffels bohrte sie mehrere Löcher in den Napfkuchen, wo dann der Eierlikör eingefüllt wurde.

This word in other languages

bore(English)agujerear(Español)forer(Français)buraco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbohren
  • bhoren
  • bohern
  • bohhren
  • bohrenn
  • bohrne
  • bohrren
  • borhen
  • obhren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bohren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbohren1bhoren2bohern2bohhren1bohrenn1bohrne2bohrren1borhen2
Edit distance from "bohren"

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 "bohren"?
"bohren" is spelled B-O-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːʁən].
What does "bohren" mean?
As a verb, "bohren" means: ein rundes Loch in etwas erzeugen, oftmals durch Herauslösen von Spänen mithilfe eines drehenden Werkzeugs
What words are commonly confused with "bohren"?
"bohren" is commonly confused with "bösen", "Boxen", "Boten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bohren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bohren" is [ˈboːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bohren" come from?
"bohren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blühen#14,759Buffet#14,764Caesar#14,765Bianca#14,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

coming9 variantsBeilage9 variantsDanzig9 variantsdüster9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list