# ber vs bo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ber
*noun · IPA /bɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #34,795*
A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); Indian jujube.

### bo
*intj · IPA /bəʊ/ · frequency rank #7,100*
An exclamation used to startle or frighten.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ber-vs-bo