# boils vs bombs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bombs
*noun · IPA /bɒmz/ · frequency rank #5,578*
plural of bomb

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