# bong vs boys

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bong
*noun · IPA /bɒŋ/ · frequency rank #14,900*
The clang of a large bell.

### boys
*noun · IPA /bɔɪz/ · frequency rank #986*
plural of boy

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boys