# Boas vs boxes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Boas
*name · frequency rank #36,457*
A surname from Hebrew.

### boxes
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑksɪz/ · frequency rank #4,003*
plural of box

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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