# ahoy vs Andy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ahoy
*intj · IPA /əˈhɔɪ/ · frequency rank #40,107*
Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

### Andy
*name · IPA /ˈæn.di/ · frequency rank #3,405*
A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahoy-vs-andy