# biz vs boy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### biz
*noun · IPA /bɪz/ · frequency rank #20,298*
Business, especially showbusiness.

### boy
*noun · IPA /bɔɪ/ · frequency rank #688*
A male child.

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