# bowe vs bowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bowe
*verb · frequency rank #42,557*
Obsolete spelling of bow.

### bowed
*verb · IPA /baʊd/ · frequency rank #18,773*
simple past and past participle of bow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowe-vs-bowed