# Charlene vs Charley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Charlene
*name · IPA /ʃɑɹˈlin/ · frequency rank #31,103*
A female given name from the Germanic languages; most used in the U.S. in the 1940s.

### Charley
*name · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ).li/ · frequency rank #20,584*
A unisex given name. Alternative form of Charlie.

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