# boi vs boy

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### boi
*noun · frequency rank #6,270*
animal macho adulto castrado das espécies Bos taurus e Bos indicus

### boy
*noun · IPA /bɔɪ/ · frequency rank #3,884*
garoto, rapaz, jovem

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/boi-vs-boy