Which to use
“boxer” and “boxes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,256
- “boxer” frequency rank
- #41,683
- “boxes” frequency rank
- 62939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boxer | boxes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Race de chien molossoïde type dogue d'origine allemande créée comme chien de défense, d'aspect ramassé, au poil ras, dur et brillant. | Pluriel de boxe. |
Where the eye mixes boxer and boxes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses boxer with boxes
A purely visual mix-up. boxer (\bɔk.sɛʁ\) and boxes (\bɔks\) 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 a single letter - r in “boxer” becomes s in “boxes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boxer is recorded at frequency rank #21,256, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔk.sɛʁ\. boxes is at rank #41,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔks\.
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 62939, this pair ranks #84,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of boxer vs boxes
Shared letters: beox. Private to "boxer": r. Private to "boxes": s.
"boxer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "boxes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "boxer" and "boxes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "boxer" or "boxes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "boxer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boxes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boxer" and "boxes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bordés vs boxes". 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 #84,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.