# boba vs Bombay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boba
*noun · IPA /ˈboʊ.bə/ · frequency rank #33,539*
Synonym of tapioca pearl.

### Bombay
*name · IPA /bɒmˈbeɪ/ · frequency rank #12,011*
The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.

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