Which to use
“lady” and “loy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,194
- “lady” frequency rank
- #45,491
- “loy” frequency rank
- 46685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lady | loy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The mistress of a household. | A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland. |
Where the eye mixes lady and loy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lady (/ˈleɪ.di/) and loy (/lɔɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lady is recorded at frequency rank #1,194, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈleɪ.di/. loy is at rank #45,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔɪ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46685, this pair ranks #209,408 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lady vs loy
Shared letters: ly. Private to "lady": ad. Private to "loy": o.
"lady" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "loy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lady ← aldy · laddy · ladyy · layd · lday · llady