Which to use
“bois” and “Bus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,226
- “bois” frequency rank
- #1,626
- “Bus” frequency rank
- 28852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bois | Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Baumaterial, das man aus Bäumen gewinnt: Holz | als Verkehrsmittel im öffentlichen Personennahverkehr eingesetztes vielsitziges, großes Kraftfahrzeug zur Beförderung einer größeren Anzahl von Personen |
Where the eye mixes bois and Bus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bois and Bus
A purely visual mix-up. bois ([bwa]) and Bus ([bʊs]) 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 28852, 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]. Bus is at rank #1,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bʊs].
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 28852, this pair ranks #1,777,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bois vs Bus
Shared letters: bs. Private to "bois": io. Private to "Bus": u.
"bois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Bus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bois ← bbois · boiss · bosi · obis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bois" and "Bus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bois" vs "Bus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Bus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,777,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bois" and "Bus" 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 #1,777,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.