# boon vs borne

> 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.

### borne
*verb · IPA /bɔːn/ · frequency rank #11,658*
past participle of bear

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