Bonobo
[ˈboːnobo]
The verdict
“Bonobo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (in den zentralafrikanischen Regenwald-Gebieten südlich des Kongo beheimatete) Menschenaffen-Art (Pan paniscus) mit braunschwarzem Haarkleid, die nur unwesentlich kleiner ist und einen schlankeren ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bonobo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈboːnobo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bonobo” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bonobo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboːnobo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(in den zentralafrikanischen Regenwald-Gebieten südlich des Kongo beheimatete) Menschenaffen-Art (Pan paniscus) mit braunschwarzem Haarkleid, die nur unwesentlich kleiner ist und einen schlankeren ...".
Bonobo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bonobo, spelled B-O-N-O-B-O.
Definition
- 1(in den zentralafrikanischen Regenwald-Gebieten südlich des Kongo beheimatete) Menschenaffen-Art (Pan paniscus) mit braunschwarzem Haarkleid, die nur unwesentlich kleiner ist und einen schlankeren Körperbau mit längeren Gliedmaßen und weniger hervorspringendem Kiefer besitzt als ihre nahverwandte Geschwisterart des Schimpansen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Bonobo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-N-O-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈboːnobo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.