# bog vs bongo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bog
*noun · IPA /bɔɡ/ · frequency rank #18,503*
An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.

### bongo
*noun · IPA /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #33,958*
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

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