Which to use
“boxe” and “boyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,154
- “boxe” frequency rank
- #14,868
- “boyer” frequency rank
- 22022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boxe | boyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sport dans lequel les deux adversaires échangent des coups selon certaines règles. | Nom d’une espèce de bâtiment de charge hollandais. |
Where the eye mixes boxe and boyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between boxe and boyer
A purely visual mix-up. boxe (\bɔks\) and boyer (\bwa.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boxe is recorded at frequency rank #7,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔks\. boyer is at rank #14,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bwa.je\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22022, this pair ranks #360,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of boxe vs boyer
Shared letters: beo. Private to "boxe": x. Private to "boyer": ry.
"boxe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "boyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "boxe" and "boyer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "boxe" vs "boyer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "boxe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boxe" and "boyer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boers vs boyer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #360,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.