# bolted vs boned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### boned
*verb · IPA /bəʊnd/ · frequency rank #33,541*
simple past and past participle of bone

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