Which to use
“boyer” and “boys” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,868
- “boyer” frequency rank
- #6,933
- “boys” frequency rank
- 21801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boyer | boys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom d’une espèce de bâtiment de charge hollandais. | Pluriel de boy. |
Where the eye mixes boyer and boys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses boyer with boys
A purely visual mix-up. boyer (\bwa.je\) and boys (\bɔj\) 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 21801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boyer is recorded at frequency rank #14,868, classified as anoun, pronounced \bwa.je\. boys is at rank #6,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔj\.
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 21801, this pair ranks #361,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of boyer vs boys
Shared letters: boy. Private to "boyer": er. Private to "boys": s.
"boyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "boys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "boyer" and "boys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "boyer" or "boys"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "boyer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boyer" and "boys" 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 #361,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.