# boarder vs border

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boarder
*noun · IPA /ˈbɔədə/ · frequency rank #40,152*
A pupil who lives at school during term time.

### border
*noun · IPA /ˈbɔə.də/ · frequency rank #2,030*
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

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