# bowled vs bowler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bowled
*verb · IPA /bəʊld/ · frequency rank #21,459*
simple past and past participle of bowl

### bowler
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.lə/ · frequency rank #15,354*
One who engages in the sport of bowling.

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