# courier vs courtier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### courier
*noun · IPA /ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #11,526*
A person who delivers messages.

### courtier
*noun · IPA /ˈkɔɹtiɚ/ · frequency rank #44,714*
A person in attendance at a royal court.

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