# bolder vs bolted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bolder
*adjective · IPA /ˈbəʊldə/ · frequency rank #30,704*
comparative form of bold: more bold

### bolted
*verb · IPA /ˈbəʊltɪd/ · frequency rank #20,857*
simple past and past participle of bolt

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