Savoy
/səˈvɔɪ/
"savoy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Savoy” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,918 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #25,918
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
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 | Savoy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /səˈvɔɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #25,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Savoy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Savoy is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /səˈvɔɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,918 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Savoy, with forms such as "asvoy", "saovy", and "savoyy". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "say", "soy", "Saxon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”). The correct English form is Savoy, spelled S-A-V-O-Y.
Definition
- 1A historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland.
- 2A former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy.
- 3Alternative form of Savoie: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Etymology
From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia. See sappinus (“type of fir”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asvoy,saovy,savoyy,savvoy,savyo,ssavoy,svaoy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Savoy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Savoy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-A-V-O-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səˈvɔɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “say” - see the side-by-side comparison. Savoy vs say
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.