# bone vs bower

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bone
*noun · IPA /bəʊn/ · frequency rank #3,148*
A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

### bower
*noun · frequency rank #28,848*
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

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