# Boden vs broken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Boden
*name · IPA /ˈbəʊdən/ · frequency rank #46,940*
An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.

### broken
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ · frequency rank #1,387*
past participle of break

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