# boils vs bold

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boils
*noun · IPA /bɔɪlz/ · frequency rank #19,770*
plural of boil

### bold
*adjective · IPA /ˈbəʊld/ · frequency rank #4,579*
Courageous, daring.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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