# bill vs bulb

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bill
*noun · IPA /bɪl/ · frequency rank #729*
A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

### bulb
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌlb/ · frequency rank #11,846*
The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

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