# bores vs bowls

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bores
*noun · IPA /bɔɹz/ · frequency rank #35,207*
plural of bore

### bowls
*noun · IPA /bəʊlz/ · frequency rank #10,337*
plural of bowl

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