# bolts vs bouts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bolts
*noun · IPA /bəʊlts/ · frequency rank #12,554*
plural of bolt

### bouts
*noun · IPA /ˈbaʊts/ · frequency rank #22,017*
plural of bout

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