# Boswell vs bowel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Boswell
*name · IPA /ˈbɒzˌwɛl/ · frequency rank #33,960*
A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France.

### bowel
*noun · IPA /ˈbaʊ.əl/ · frequency rank #13,872*
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

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