# Joyce vs joys

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Joyce
*name · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪs/ · frequency rank #8,807*
An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

### joys
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪz/ · frequency rank #17,397*
plural of joy

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