# Bois vs bolus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bois
*name · frequency rank #18,253*
A surname from French, related to Dubois.

### bolus
*noun · IPA /ˈbəʊləs/ · frequency rank #46,942*
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

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