# BOM vs BTW

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### BOM
*noun · IPA /bɑm/ · frequency rank #18,504*
Acronym of bill of materials.

### BTW
*prep_phrase · frequency rank #6,443*
Initialism of by the way.

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