# bogey vs bogged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bogey
*noun · IPA /bəʊɡi/ · frequency rank #31,877*
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.

### bogged
*verb · frequency rank #29,192*
simple past and past participle of bog

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