# cowboy vs Cowley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cowboy
*noun · IPA /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ · frequency rank #8,917*
A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

### Cowley
*name · IPA /ˈkaʊli/ · frequency rank #35,235*
A placename:

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