# boron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/ · frequency rank #31,881

## Definitions
1. The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
2. A single atom of this element.

## Etymology
From the stem of borax (boro-) + -on (based on carbon). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy as a modification of his earlier word boracium.

## Easily confused with
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bro)
- **burn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-burn)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bros)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-brow)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bran)
- **Brom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-brom)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bryn)
- **bozo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bozo)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bren)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-brin)
- **brown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-brown)
- **Byron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-byron)
- **Bronx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bronx)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bowen)
- **Botox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-botox)
- **bosom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-bosom)
- **boson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-boson)
- **Boston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-boston)
- **borrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-borrow)
- **Burton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boron-vs-burton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bboron`, `boorn`, `borno`, `boronn`, `borron`, `broon`, `obron`

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