# outboard vs outbound

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### outboard
*adjective · frequency rank #34,620*
Situated outside the hull of a vessel.

### outbound
*adjective · IPA /ˈaʊtbaʊnd/ · frequency rank #29,022*
Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

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