# bonus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ · frequency rank #3,281

## Definitions
1. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
2. An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
3. An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
4. One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona.

## Easily confused with
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bus)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boss)
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bout)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bows)
- **buns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-buns)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bony)
- **boos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boos)
- **books** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-books)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boxes)
- **boots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boots)
- **boobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boobs)
- **Boris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-boris)
- **bowls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bowls)
- **bouts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bouts)
- **booms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-booms)
- **bores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bores)
- **Bowes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bowes)
- **bunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bunks)
- **bounds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonus-vs-bounds)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbonus`, `bnous`, `bonnus`, `bonsu`, `bonuss`, `bouns`, `obnus`

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