# ala vs Ayala

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ala
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.lə/ · frequency rank #14,261*
A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.

### Ayala
*name · frequency rank #38,294*
A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

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