# bongo vs bonny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bongo
*noun · IPA /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #33,958*
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

### bonny
*adjective · frequency rank #35,205*
Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).

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