# boars vs Boer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boars
*noun · IPA /bɔɹz/ · frequency rank #39,710*
plural of boar

### Boer
*noun · IPA /bɔː/ · frequency rank #27,747*
A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boars-vs-boer