# bold vs build

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### build
*verb · IPA \bɪld\ · frequency rank #30,083*
Construire, édifier.

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