# bois vs bold

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### bois
*noun · IPA \bwɑ\ · frequency rank #576*
Substance dure et fibreuse des arbres.

### bold
*adjective · IPA \bəʊld\ · frequency rank #48,947*
Hardi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/bois-vs-bold