# bol vs bold

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### bol
*noun · IPA \bɔl\ · frequency rank #4,733*
Terre argileuse friable, miscible dans l’eau.

### bold
*adjective · IPA \bəʊld\ · frequency rank #48,947*
Hardi.

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