# Boas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,457

## Definitions
1. A surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From the Biblical personal name Boaz, which is from Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bōʿaz).

## Easily confused with
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bs)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-box)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bus)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bob)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bow)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-boo)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bra)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bot)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bon)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-boi)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bop)
- **bog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bog)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bom)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bts)
- **bod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bod)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bor)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bok)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bsa)
- **bol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boas-vs-bol)

## Common misspellings (5)
`baos`, `bboas`, `boass`, `bosa`, `obas`

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