# boast vs brant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boast
*noun · IPA /bəʊst/ · frequency rank #14,705*
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.

### brant
*noun · IPA /bɹænt/ · frequency rank #32,713*
Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

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