# bored vs buoyed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### buoyed
*adjective · IPA /ˈbu.id/ · frequency rank #44,101*
Marked with buoys

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