# boom vs bow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boom
*verb · IPA /buːm/ · frequency rank #4,062*
To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

### bow
*noun · IPA /bəʊ/ · frequency rank #4,287*
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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