# Allie vs allow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Allie
*name · frequency rank #24,079*
A diminutive of the female given names Alice, Alison, or Alexandra or other names beginning with Al-, from the Germanic languages or Ancient Greek.

### allow
*verb · IPA /əˈlaʊ/ · frequency rank #1,039*
To let one have as a suitable share of something.

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