bohren

/[ˈboːʁən]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,761

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bohren is aGermanverb. It means: ein rundes Loch in etwas erzeugen, oftmals durch Herauslösen von Spänen mithilfe eines drehenden Werkzeugs Pronounced [ˈboːʁən]. Often confused with bösen and Boxen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bohren is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,761 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bohren, with forms such as "bbohren", "bhoren", and "bohern". 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, "bösen", "Boxen", "Boten", 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 bohren, spelled B-O-H-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbohren,bhoren,bohern,bohhren,bohrenn,bohrne,bohrren,borhen,obhren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bohren

Misspelling Variants of "bohren"

bbohren7bhoren6bohern6bohhren7bohrenn7bohrne6bohrren7borhen6
Misspelling Variants of "bohren"

Frequency rank: #14,761 in German

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. 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.