# bled vs bold

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bled
*verb · IPA /ˈblɛd/ · frequency rank #22,011*
simple past and past participle of bleed

### bold
*adjective · IPA /ˈbəʊld/ · frequency rank #4,579*
Courageous, daring.

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