# Courtenay vs courtesy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Courtenay
*name · frequency rank #47,551*
A female given name.

### courtesy
*noun · IPA /ˈkɜːtəsi/ · frequency rank #5,778*
Polite behavior.

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