# bolus vs bout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bolus
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊləs/ · frequency rank #46,942*
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

### bout
*noun · IPA /ˈbaʊt/ · frequency rank #6,547*
A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.

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