# booty vs both

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### both
*determiner · IPA /bəʊθ/ · frequency rank #157*
Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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