# Alexey vs Alexis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alexey
*name · frequency rank #39,673*
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexis.

### Alexis
*name · IPA /əˈlɛks.ɪs/ · frequency rank #10,482*
A male given name 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/alexey-vs-alexis