# booby vs booty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### booby
*noun · IPA /ˈbuːbi/ · frequency rank #29,563*
A stupid person.

### booty
*noun · IPA /ˈbuːti/ · frequency rank #13,105*
A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

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