# boon vs born

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boon
*noun · IPA /buːn/ · frequency rank #15,969*
A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boon-vs-born