# bother vs bowyer

> 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.

### bowyer
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.jə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #48,097*
A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).

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