# boned vs bowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bowed
*verb · IPA /baʊd/ · frequency rank #18,773*
simple past and past participle of bow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boned-vs-bowed