# alimony vs Alison

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alimony
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.ɪ.mə.ni/ · frequency rank #25,653*
A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

### Alison
*name · IPA /ˈælɪsən/ · frequency rank #10,161*
A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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