# boa vs bow

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### boa
*noun · IPA /ˈbo.ɐ/ · frequency rank #165*
jiboia

### bow
*noun · IPA /bəʊ/ · frequency rank #22,885*
arco

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