# bored vs bred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bred
*verb · IPA /bɹɛd/ · frequency rank #9,711*
simple past and past participle of breed

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bored-vs-bred