# boat vs booty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boat
*noun · IPA /bəʊt/ · frequency rank #1,986*
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

### booty
*noun · IPA /ˈbuːti/ · frequency rank #13,105*
A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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