# bile vs Billie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bile
*noun · IPA /baɪl/ · frequency rank #22,009*
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

### Billie
*name · frequency rank #15,758*
A male or female given name from the Germanic languages derived from Bill, the diminutive of William.

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