# auntie vs aunty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### auntie
*noun · IPA /ˈæn.ti/ · frequency rank #19,525*
Diminutive of aunt.

### aunty
*noun · frequency rank #23,465*
Alternative spelling of auntie.

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