# Billie vs billing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### billing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,104*
present participle and gerund of bill

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