boycott
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/
"boycott" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boycott” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,444 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #9,444
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boycott |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,444 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boycott” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for boycott is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɔɪkɒt/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,444 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for boycott, with forms such as "bboycott", "bocyott", and "boyccott". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree English Charles Boycott English boycott From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott. The correct English form is boycott, spelled B-O-Y-C-O-T-T.
Definition
- 1To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
Etymology
Etymology tree English Charles Boycott English boycott From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bboycott,bocyott,boyccott,boycot,boyctot,boyoctt,boyycott,byocott,obycott
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boycott - 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.
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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Using “boycott”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-Y-C-O-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.