Which to use
“Bois” is a name and “box” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,253
- “Bois” frequency rank
- #962
- “box” frequency rank
- 19215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bois | box |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from French, related to Dubois. | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. |
Letter map: Bois vs box
Shared letters muted; letters that set Bois and box apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Bois vs box
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Bois is aname and boxanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bois is recorded at frequency rank #18,253, classified as aname. box is at rank #962, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɒks/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19215, this pair ranks #439,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bois vs box
Shared letters: bo. Private to "Bois": is. Private to "box": x.
"Bois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "box" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bois ← bbois · boiss · bosi · obis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bois" for "box" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bois" vs "box" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Bois" and "box".
- Full dictionary entry for "Bois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "box" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bois" and "box" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "BFS vs Bois". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #439,697 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.