# Boise

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɔɪsiː/ · frequency rank #18,027

## Definitions
1. A river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.
2. The capital and largest city of Idaho, United States, and the county seat of Ada County; probably named for the river.
3. A ghost town in Texas.

## Etymology
From French la rivière boisée (“the wooded river”).

## Easily confused with
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boss)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bone)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bore)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bows)
- **Bose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bose)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-brie)
- **boos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boos)
- **bosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bosh)
- **bowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bowe)
- **boost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boost)
- **bride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bride)
- **Boris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boris)
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-borne)
- **booze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-booze)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bowie)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boyle)
- **bribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-bribe)
- **Boone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-boone)
- **brisk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boise-vs-brisk)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bboise`, `biose`, `boies`, `boisse`, `bosie`, `obise`

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