# Bose

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bəʊz/ · frequency rank #22,015

## Definitions
1. A surname from Bengali.

## Etymology
Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).

## Easily confused with
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bs)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-box)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bus)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bye)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bow)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bot)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bts)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bsa)
- **bps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bps)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-both)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-boss)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-busy)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bowl)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bush)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bros)
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bout)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-bust)
- **Boyd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-boyd)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bbose`, `boes`, `bosse`, `bsoe`, `obse`

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