Español homophones
boy/voy
"boy" is a noun; "voy" is a verb - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
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Grammar picks the spelling
Same sound, different grammar: "boy" arrives as a noun, while "voy" is a verb. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- No shared spelling stem: "boy" is 3 letters, "voy" is 3; only the sound ties them.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across boy, voy: oy. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
boy
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory boy · private b
voy
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory ovy · private v
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "boy" when you mean: Chico del cuerpo de baile en las revistas y espectáculos musicales.
- Write "voy" when you mean: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ir o de irse.