# boa vs BTU

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### BTU
*noun · IPA /biː.tiː.juː/ · frequency rank #45,246*
Initialism of British thermal unit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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