# Boyce vs brace

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Boyce
*name · IPA /bɔɪs/ · frequency rank #26,020*
An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.

### brace
*noun · IPA /bɹeɪs/ · frequency rank #10,820*
Armor for the arm; vambrace.

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