# bongo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #33,958

## Definitions
1. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

## Etymology
From Spanish bongo.

## Easily confused with
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-boo)
- **borg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-borg)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bony)
- **Bonn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bonn)
- **Boro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-boro)
- **bozo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bozo)
- **bung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bung)
- **bonus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bonus)
- **Bosco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bosco)
- **bonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bonny)
- **bough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bough)
- **bonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bonne)
- **Borneo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-borneo)
- **bronco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bongo-vs-bronco)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bon-vs-bongo)
- **bog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bog-vs-bongo)
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bond-vs-bongo)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bone-vs-bongo)
- **bang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bang-vs-bongo)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bing-vs-bongo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbongo`, `bnogo`, `bogno`, `bonggo`, `bonngo`, `bonog`, `obngo`

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