Oy

ɔɪ

boy /bɔɪ/

The sequence "oy" is normally at the end of the word or before a consonant, and it is very reliably pronounced as IPA phoneme /ɔɪ/. This page deals with the exceptions.

• buoy /bɔɪ, ˈbuːi^AmE/
• buoyant /ˈbɔɪənt, ˈbuːjənt^AmE/
• coyote /kaɪˈəʊti, kɔɪˈəʊti,^BrE ˈkaɪoʊt^AmE/
• voyeur /vwaɪˈɜːr, vwɑːˈjɜːr, vɔɪˈɜːr/

"oy" as /ɔɪ/ before a consonant

Compound words and words ending in -hood, -ment or -ness are omitted.

• boycott, boysenberry, gargoyle, Joyce, oyster