# bleed vs bowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bleed
*verb · IPA /ˈbliːd/ · frequency rank #10,818*
To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

### bowed
*verb · IPA /baʊd/ · frequency rank #18,773*
simple past and past participle of bow

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