# bogey vs booby

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### booby
*noun · IPA /ˈbuːbi/ · frequency rank #29,563*
A stupid person.

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