# fanboy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfænˌbɔɪ/ · frequency rank #31,552

## Definitions
1. A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).

## Etymology
From fan + boy.

## Easily confused with
- **fancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanboy-vs-fancy)
- **Fanny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanboy-vs-fanny)
- **fandom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanboy-vs-fandom)
- **FANBOYS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanboy-vs-fanboys)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afnboy`, `fabnoy`, `fanbboy`, `fanboyy`, `fanbyo`, `fannboy`, `fanoby`, `ffanboy`, `fnaboy`

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