Joyce
/d͡ʒɔɪs/
"joyce" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Joyce” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,807
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-joyce · Joyce · English
Joyce · rank #8,807 · 7 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,807
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Ivan
Nearest frequency peer: Ivan (-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 “Joyce”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- inviting
inviting
91,197 corpus weight
- irony
irony
91,196 corpus weight
- Ivan
Ivan
91,195 corpus weight
- Joyce
Joyce
91,194 corpus weight
- judgement
judgement
91,193 corpus weight
- judiciary
judiciary
91,192 corpus weight
What this shows “Joyce” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Joyce |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒɔɪs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Joyce”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Joyce (IPA /d͡ʒɔɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,807 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Joyce, with forms such as "jjoyce", "jocye", and "joycce". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "joys", "juice", "Joe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *yowdos. The correct English form is Joyce, spelled J-O-Y-C-E.
Definition
- 1An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
- 2A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.
- 3An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Joyce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.
"It's a curious name," remarked Captain Levison. "Joyce - Joyce! I never heard such a name. Is it a Christian name or a surname?" "She was baptised Joyce. It is not so very uncommon. Her name is Joyce Hallijohn. She has been with us several years."
Etymology
Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *yowdos.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- jjoyce
- jocye
- joycce
- joyec
- joyyce
- jyoce
- ojyce
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Joyce - 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 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).