# Bowles

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #27,385

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States.

## Etymology
Variant of Bowell with post-medieval excrescent -s.

## Easily confused with
- **bows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowles-vs-bows)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowles-vs-boxes)
- **bowls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowles-vs-bowls)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowles-vs-boyle)
- **bowser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowles-vs-bowser)
- **bowyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowles-vs-bowyer)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowl-vs-bowles)
- **bowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowe-vs-bowles)
- **bones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bones-vs-bowles)
- **bolts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolts-vs-bowles)
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowles)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowles)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowles)
- **bowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowed-vs-bowles)
- **boils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boils-vs-bowles)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bower-vs-bowles)
- **bales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bales-vs-bowles)
- **bores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bores-vs-bowles)
- **Bowes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowes-vs-bowles)
- **bolus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolus-vs-bowles)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbowles`, `bolwes`, `bowless`, `bowlles`, `bowlse`, `bowwles`, `bwoles`, `obwles`

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