# Royce

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹɔɪs/ · frequency rank #13,415

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a matronymic.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Derived from the Middle English given name Rose. See English Rose.

## Easily confused with
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/royce-vs-rye)
- **Ryde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/royce-vs-ryde)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roy-vs-royce)
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roe-vs-royce)
- **roc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roc-vs-royce)
- **race** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/race-vs-royce)
- **rock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rock-vs-royce)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rose-vs-royce)
- **rice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rice-vs-royce)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rome-vs-royce)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rope-vs-royce)
- **rode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rode-vs-royce)
- **robe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robe-vs-royce)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-royce)
- **ROTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotc-vs-royce)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rote-vs-royce)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rove-vs-royce)
- **royal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/royal-vs-royce)
- **route** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/route-vs-royce)
- **rogue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rogue-vs-royce)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oryce`, `rocye`, `roycce`, `royec`, `royyce`, `rroyce`, `ryoce`

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