# Alexey vs alley

> 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.

### alley
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.i/ · frequency rank #8,634*
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

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