# bored vs bowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bored
*verb · IPA /bɔːd/ · frequency rank #5,103*
simple past and past participle of bore

### bowed
*verb · IPA /baʊd/ · frequency rank #18,773*
simple past and past participle of bow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bored-vs-bowed