# beasts vs boast

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### beasts
*noun · IPA /biːsts/ · frequency rank #11,168*
plural of beast

### boast
*noun · IPA /bəʊst/ · frequency rank #14,705*
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.

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