# bo vs br

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### br
*intj · frequency rank #8,393*
Alternative form of brr (“expressing cold and shivering”).

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