# boot vs boson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boot
*noun · IPA /buːt/ · frequency rank #5,192*
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

### boson
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.zɒn/ · frequency rank #38,765*
A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.

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