# bolo vs bosom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bolo
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/ · frequency rank #42,552*
A long, heavy, single-edged machete.

### bosom
*noun · IPA /ˈbʊz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #27,075*
The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).

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