# Boris

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɒɹɪs/ · frequency rank #8,643

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.
2. A person of Russian descent.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís).

## Easily confused with
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bri)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-boss)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bros)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-brit)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bows)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-brig)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-brie)
- **brim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-brim)
- **Boro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-boro)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-brin)
- **BRIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bric)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-boxes)
- **burns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-burns)
- **bowls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bowls)
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-borne)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bowie)
- **Brits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-brits)
- **bouts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boris-vs-bouts)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bboris`, `boirs`, `boriss`, `borris`, `borsi`, `brois`, `obris`

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