Which to use
“bois” and “Box” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,226
- “bois” frequency rank
- #3,642
- “Box” frequency rank
- 30868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bois | Box |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Baumaterial, das man aus Bäumen gewinnt: Holz | Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders |
Where the eye mixes bois and Box
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bois vs Box
A purely visual mix-up. bois ([bwa]) and Box ([bɔks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bois is recorded at frequency rank #27,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [bwa]. Box is at rank #3,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɔks].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30868, this pair ranks #1,739,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bois vs Box
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bois": is. Private to "Box": x.
"bois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Box" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bois ← bbois · boiss · bosi · obis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bois" for "Box" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bois" vs "Box" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Box" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bois" and "Box" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bims vs bois". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,739,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.