# bards vs boards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bards
*noun · IPA /bɑɹdz/ · frequency rank #41,524*
plural of bard

### boards
*noun · IPA /bɔːdz/ · frequency rank #4,215*
plural of board

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