# bo vs bus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bus
*noun · IPA /bʌs/ · frequency rank #1,554*
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

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