# banded vs boned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### banded
*adjective · IPA /ˈbændɪd/ · frequency rank #24,387*
Marked with bands of colour.

### boned
*verb · IPA /bəʊnd/ · frequency rank #33,541*
simple past and past participle of bone

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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