# bear vs boa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bear
*noun · IPA /bɛə/ · frequency rank #1,985*
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.

### boa
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #22,904*
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.

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