boxer

\bɔk.sɛʁ\

/\bɔk.sɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“boxer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,256
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Race de chien molossoïde type dogue d'origine allemande créée comme chien de défense, d'aspect ramassé, au poil ras, dur et brillant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-boxer · boxer · French

boxer · rank #21,256 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,256
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bowie

Nearest frequency peer: Bowie (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « boxer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « boxer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

boxer vs boyer
80% similar
boxer vs buter
60% similar
boxer vs boxes
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for boxer
PropertyValue
Headwordboxer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔk.sɛʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,256
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « boxer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).boxerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Bowie » (#21,255), « Brieuc » (#21,257), « bouquets » (#21,254). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « boxer » est au #21,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around boxer (IPA \bɔk.sɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,256 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Race de chien molossoïde type dogue d'origine allemande créée comme chien de défense, d'aspect ramassé, au poil ras, dur et brillant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for boxer, with forms such as "bboxer", "boexr", and "boxerr". 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, "boyer", "buter", "boxes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is boxer, spelled B-O-X-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Race de chien molossoïde type dogue d'origine allemande créée comme chien de défense, d'aspect ramassé, au poil ras, dur et brillant.

Synonyms

boxer allemand

This word in other languages

boxer(English)bóxer(Español)Boxer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboxer
  • boexr
  • boxerr
  • boxre
  • boxxer
  • bxoer
  • obxer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boxer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bboxer1boexr2boxerr1boxre2boxxer1bxoer2obxer2
Edit distance from "boxer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boxer"?
"boxer" is spelled B-O-X-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔk.sɛʁ\.
What does "boxer" mean?
As a noun, "boxer" means: Race de chien molossoïde type dogue d'origine allemande créée comme chien de défense, d'aspect ramassé, au poil ras, dur et brillant.
What words are commonly confused with "boxer"?
"boxer" is commonly confused with "boyer", "buter", "boxes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boxer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boxer" is \bɔk.sɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boxer" come from?
"boxer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boxer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bowie#21,255bling#21,251Cergy#21,262appât#21,239

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

allers7 variantsAcadie7 variantserrant7 variantsfinies7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list