# bowe vs boxed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### boxed
*verb · IPA /bɒkst/ · frequency rank #18,507*
simple past and past participle of box

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