# bowery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaʊəɹi/ · frequency rank #40,158

## Definitions
1. Structure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.

## Etymology
From bower + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-boxer)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-boyer)
- **Bowes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-bowes)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-bowler)
- **boxers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-boxers)
- **bowser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-bowser)
- **bowyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-bowyer)
- **brewery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowery-vs-brewery)
- **Boer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bowery)
- **bowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowe-vs-bowery)
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowery)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowery)
- **bowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowed-vs-bowery)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bowery)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bower-vs-bowery)
- **bogey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogey-vs-bowery)
- **Boers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boers-vs-bowery)
- **bakery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bakery-vs-bowery)
- **blower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blower-vs-bowery)
- **bowels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowels-vs-bowery)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbowery`, `boewry`, `bowerry`, `boweryy`, `boweyr`, `bowrey`, `bowwery`, `bwoery`, `obwery`

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