# loy

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɔɪ/ · frequency rank #45,491

## Definitions
1. A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.

## Etymology
From Irish láighe, láí (“spade”), from Old Irish láige (“spade”).

## Easily confused with
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lt)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lp)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-ls)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lu)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lr)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lz)
- **LSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lsu)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lux)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lsd)
- **lug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lug)
- **luv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-luv)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lyn)
- **luz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-luz)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lui)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-luo)
- **LST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lst)
- **LRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lrt)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loy-vs-lye)

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