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oy as in annoy

Learn about OI OY phoneme
a¡h¡oy
2
3
a¡nn¡oy
2
3
a¡nn¡oy¡ed
2
4
a¡nn¡oy¡i¡ng
3
5
b¡oy
1
2
b¡oy¡c¡o¡tt
2
5
b¡oy¡f¡r¡ie¡n¡d
2
7
b¡oy¡h¡oo¡d
2
5
b¡oy¡s¡e¡n¡b¡e¡rr¡y
4
9
c¡o¡n¡v¡oy
2
5
c¡ow¡b¡oy
2
4
c¡oy
1
2
d¡e¡c¡oy
2
4
d¡e¡p¡l¡oy
2
5
d¡e¡s¡t¡r¡oy
2
6
d¡e¡s¡t¡r¡oy¡er
3
7
d¡i¡s¡l¡oy¡a¡l
3
7
e¡m¡p¡l¡oy
2
5
e¡m¡p¡l¡oy¡ee
3
6
e¡m¡p¡l¡oy¡m¡e¡n¡t
3
9
e¡n¡j¡oy
2
4
e¡n¡j¡oy¡a¡b¡le
4
7
e¡n¡j¡oy¡ed
2
5
e¡n¡j¡oy¡i¡ng
3
6
e¡n¡j¡oy¡m¡e¡n¡t
3
8
f¡l¡a¡m¡b¡oy¡a¡n¡t
3
9
f¡oy¡er
2
3
j¡oy
1
2
j¡oy¡f¡u¡l
2
5
j¡oy¡f¡u¡ll¡y
3
6
j¡oy¡ou¡s
2
4
l¡oy¡a¡l
2
4
l¡oy¡a¡l¡t¡y
3
6
o¡v¡er¡j¡oy¡ed
3
6
oy¡s¡t¡er
2
4
p¡l¡oy
1
3
r¡oy¡a¡l
2
4
r¡oy¡a¡l¡t¡y
3
6
s¡oy
1
2
t¡oy
1
2
v¡oy¡a¡ge
2
4
v¡oy¡a¡g¡er
3
5
v¡oy¡a¡g¡i¡ng
3
6

OI and OY Sound Words

Diphthong OY/OI at a glance:

  • Words with oi sound include oil, coin, voice
  • Words with oy sound include boy, royal, enjoy

Spelling Frequencies:

  • oi - 66%
  • oy - 34%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

  • uoy (buoy)

Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:

  • English words do not end in ‘i’
  • oi typically occurs in the middle and sometimes at the beginning of a word e.g. oil, oink, boil, coin
  • oy typically occurs at the end of a syllable or word e.g. toy, boy, employ, joyful, oyster