# bonny vs born

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### born
*verb · IPA /bɔːn/ · frequency rank #843*
past participle of bear; given birth to.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonny-vs-born