boid
/bɔɪd/noun
boid is spelled B-O-I-D: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boid means “A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boid is boids.
How many letters and syllables are in boid?
| Letters | 4: B-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is boid?
Boid appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce boid?
- /bɔɪd/
As a noun (“Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes”): /ˈboʊ.ɪd/, /ˈbəʊ.ɪd/.
Boid has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with boid
Sounds like: Boyd, buoyed (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of boid
- boids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
- 2
Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense snake:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boïdé |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does boid come from?
From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).