# boner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,014

## Definitions
1. An erect penis.
2. An erect penis.
3. One who or that which removes bones.
4. A blunder; a silly mistake.
5. A trombonist

## Etymology
From bone + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bor)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bore)
- **bong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bong)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bony)
- **Bose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bose)
- **Bonn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bonn)
- **bowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bowe)
- **bonus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bonus)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-boxes)
- **bones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bones)
- **bored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bored)
- **buyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-buyer)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-boxer)
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-borne)
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bowel)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bowen)
- **Boone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-boone)
- **boxed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-boxed)
- **bowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bowed)
- **booed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-booed)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bboner`, `bnoer`, `boenr`, `bonerr`, `bonner`, `obner`

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