# Bois

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #18,253

## Definitions
1. A surname from French, related to Dubois.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Bois.

## Easily confused with
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bs)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-box)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bus)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bow)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-boo)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bot)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bon)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bop)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bom)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bts)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bor)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bok)
- **bol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bol)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bri)
- **bps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bps)
- **Bui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-bui)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-both)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-book)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bois-vs-born)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bbois`, `boiss`, `bosi`, `obis`

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