# bother vs bowser

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bother
*verb · IPA /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,672*
To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.

### bowser
*noun · frequency rank #27,753*
A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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