# bona

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbəʊnə/ · frequency rank #20,858

## Definitions
1. Good.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sabir bona (“good”), from Italian buono (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos (“good”). Doublet of bonus.

## Easily confused with
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-box)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bow)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-boo)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bra)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bot)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bun)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bop)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bor)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bsa)
- **BPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bpa)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-both)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-book)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-boss)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bowl)
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bond)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bone)
- **boom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-boom)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bbona`, `bnoa`, `boan`, `bonna`, `obna`

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