# Botox

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈboʊtɑks/ · frequency rank #24,996

## Definitions
1. A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.

## Etymology
Blend of botulinum + toxin.

## Easily confused with
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botox-vs-box)
- **bozo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botox-vs-bozo)
- **bottom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/botox-vs-bottom)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boo-vs-botox)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bot-vs-botox)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/both-vs-botox)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/book-vs-botox)
- **boom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boom-vs-botox)
- **boot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boot-vs-botox)
- **boon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boon-vs-botox)
- **boob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-botox)
- **boko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boko-vs-botox)
- **boos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boos-vs-botox)
- **bobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobo-vs-botox)
- **boop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boop-vs-botox)
- **Boro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boro-vs-botox)
- **Beto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beto-vs-botox)
- **bolo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolo-vs-botox)
- **boho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boho-vs-botox)
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baton-vs-botox)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbotox`, `bootx`, `botoxx`, `bottox`, `botxo`, `btoox`, `obtox`

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