# bight vs bought

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bight
*noun · IPA /baɪt/ · frequency rank #43,057*
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow

### bought
*verb · IPA /bɔːt/ · frequency rank #1,294*
simple past and past participle of buy.

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