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“bogged” and “boiled” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,192
- “bogged” frequency rank
- #11,510
- “boiled” frequency rank
- 40702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bogged | boiled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of bog | simple past and past participle of boil |
Letter map: bogged vs boiled
Shared letters muted; letters that set bogged and boiled apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: bogged and boiled
bogged and boiled are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bogged is recorded at frequency rank #29,192, classified as averb. boiled is at rank #11,510, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɔɪld/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40702, this pair ranks #265,149 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bogged vs boiled
Shared letters: bdeo. Private to "bogged": g. Private to "boiled": il.
"bogged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "boiled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "bogged" vs "boiled" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "bogged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boiled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,149 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bogged" and "boiled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bogged vs booger". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #265,149 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.