# boxy vs by

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### boxy
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɒk.si/ · frequency rank #44,093*
Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles).

### by
*preposition · IPA /baɪ/ · frequency rank #24*
Near or next to.

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