moxy
"moxy" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moxy” is uncommon English (frequency #95,161 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,161
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of moxie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moxy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #95,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moxy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
moxy is uncommon English at frequency #95,161 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of moxie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for moxy, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is moxy, spelled M-O-X-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of moxie.
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 “moxy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-X-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.