# boxy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɒk.si/ · frequency rank #44,093

## Definitions
1. Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles).

## Etymology
From box + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **by** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-by)
- **BX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-bx)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-buy)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-boy)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-boys)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-busy)
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-bury)
- **Boyd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-boyd)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-bray)
- **boyz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-boyz)
- **buoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-buoy)
- **bozo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-bozo)
- **brody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxy-vs-brody)
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bo-vs-boxy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/box-vs-boxy)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bay-vs-boxy)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bob-vs-boxy)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bow-vs-boxy)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boo-vs-boxy)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bot-vs-boxy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bboxy`, `boxxy`, `boxyy`, `boyx`, `bxoy`, `obxy`

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