# bower vs boyer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bower
*noun · frequency rank #28,848*
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

### boyer
*noun · IPA /ˈbɔɪɚ/ · frequency rank #30,708*
A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.

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