# bodes vs boxed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bodes
*noun · IPA /bəʊdz/ · frequency rank #48,094*
plural of bode

### boxed
*verb · IPA /bɒkst/ · frequency rank #18,507*
simple past and past participle of box

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodes-vs-boxed