# Boer

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɔː/ · frequency rank #27,747

## Definitions
1. A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.
2. A militant in the Boer War.
3. An Afrikaner, especially a farmer.

## Etymology
From Afrikaans Boer (“Boer”), from boer (“farmer”). Doublet of bauer, boor, and bower.

## Easily confused with
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-br)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-box)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bye)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bow)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-boo)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bot)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bon)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-boi)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bop)
- **bog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bog)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bom)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bor)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bok)
- **bol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bol)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bur)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-both)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-book)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-boys)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bboer`, `beor`, `boerr`, `ober`

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