# Boyd vs buys

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Boyd
*name · IPA /bɔɪd/ · frequency rank #9,141*
A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

### buys
*noun · IPA /baɪz/ · frequency rank #7,892*
plural of buy

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