# boar vs boner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boar
*noun · IPA /bɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19,537*
A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

### boner
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,014*
An erect penis.

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