boniface
"boniface" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boniface” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,092. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,092
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-boniface · boniface · English
boniface · rank #44,092 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,092
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bola
Nearest frequency peer: bola (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “boniface”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- bobsleigh
bobsleigh
55,912 corpus weight
- Bohr
Bohr
55,911 corpus weight
- bola
bola
55,910 corpus weight
- boniface
boniface
55,909 corpus weight
- boxy
boxy
55,908 corpus weight
- Boynton
Boynton
55,907 corpus weight
What this shows “boniface” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boniface |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “boniface”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around boniface, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,092 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for boniface, with forms such as "bboniface", "bnoiface", and "boinface". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem. The correct English form is boniface, spelled B-O-N-I-F-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
Etymology
After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bboniface
- bnoiface
- boinface
- bonfiace
- boniafce
- bonifacce
- bonifaec
- bonifcae
- bonifface
- bonniface
- obniface
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boniface - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).