# boat vs Bonn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boat
*noun · IPA /bəʊt/ · frequency rank #1,986*
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

### Bonn
*name · frequency rank #24,993*
An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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