# bored vs boxes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### boxes
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑksɪz/ · frequency rank #4,003*
plural of box

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