# Boston vs bottom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Boston
*name · IPA /ˈbɔstən/ · frequency rank #2,147*
A town and borough in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3244).

### bottom
*noun · IPA /ˈbɒ.təm/ · frequency rank #1,521*
The lowest part of anything.

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