# boat vs bow

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### boat
*noun · IPA \bəʊt\ · frequency rank #31,852*
Bateau, embarcation.

### bow
*noun · IPA \ˈboʊ\ · frequency rank #35,405*
Arc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/boat-vs-bow