Boyce

/bɔɪs/

//bɔɪs// name

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"boyce" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Boyce” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,020
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.

Corpus desk

Index EN-boyce · Boyce · English

Boyce · rank #26,020 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,020
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bowels

Nearest frequency peer: bowels (-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 “Boyce”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Boyce” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Boyce vs bye
40% similar
Boyce vs boys
40% similar
Boyce vs Boyd
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Boyce
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoyce
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/bɔɪs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,020
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Boyce”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Boycelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bowels” (#26,019), “braided” (#26,021), “blushing” (#26,018). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Boyce” is #26,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Boyce (IPA /bɔɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,020 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Boyce, with forms such as "bboyce", "bocye", and "boycce". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bye", "boys", "Boyd", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French bois (“wood”). The correct English form is Boyce, spelled B-O-Y-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  4. 4
    A neighbourhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
  5. 5
    A town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Old French bois (“wood”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboyce
  • bocye
  • boycce
  • boyec
  • boyyce
  • byoce
  • obyce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Boyce - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bboyce1bocye2boycce1boyec2boyyce1byoce2obyce2
Edit distance from "Boyce"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Boyce"?
"Boyce" is spelled B-O-Y-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /bɔɪs/.
What does "Boyce" mean?
As a proper noun, "Boyce" means: An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.
What words are commonly confused with "Boyce"?
"Boyce" is commonly confused with "bye", "boys", "Boyd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Boyce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Boyce" is /bɔɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Boyce"?
From Old French bois (“wood”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Boyce", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bleep#26,016beset#26,013barre#26,008Amman#25,999

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list