# bounced vs bouncy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bounced
*verb · IPA /baʊnst/ · frequency rank #15,761*
simple past and past participle of bounce

### bouncy
*adjective · IPA /ˈbaʊnsi/ · frequency rank #23,185*
Easily bounced.

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