# bones vs bowels

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bones
*noun · IPA /bəʊnz/ · frequency rank #4,141*
plural of bone

### bowels
*noun · IPA /ˈbaʊ.əlz/ · frequency rank #26,019*
The deepest or innermost part.

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