# bows vs boy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bows
*noun · IPA /baʊz/ · frequency rank #14,902*
plural of bow

### boy
*noun · IPA /bɔɪ/ · frequency rank #688*
A male child.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bows-vs-boy