# bowel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaʊ.əl/ · frequency rank #13,872

## Definitions
1. A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
2. The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
3. The (deep) interior of something.
4. The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
5. offspring

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”). Doublet of boyau.

## Easily confused with
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowl)
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bows)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-boxes)
- **bowls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowls)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-boxer)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowie)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowen)
- **boxed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-boxed)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bower)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-boyer)
- **Bowes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowes)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowler)
- **bowled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowled)
- **bowels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowels)
- **Bowles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowles)
- **bowser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowser)
- **bowery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowery)
- **bowyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowyer)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bow-vs-bowel)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bel-vs-bowel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbowel`, `boewl`, `bowell`, `bowle`, `bowwel`, `bwoel`, `obwel`

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