# bolus vs Boris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Boris
*name · IPA /ˈbɒɹɪs/ · frequency rank #8,643*
A male given name from the Slavic languages.

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