# Alfie vs Annie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alfie
*name · frequency rank #22,282*
A diminutive of the male given names Alfred or Alfonso, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.

### Annie
*name · IPA /ˈæni/ · frequency rank #7,769*
A diminutive of the female given name Ann. Also, a popular given name in the 19th century.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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