# foul vs Foyle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### foul
*adjective · IPA /faʊl/ · frequency rank #6,574*
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

### Foyle
*name · IPA /fɔɪl/ · frequency rank #46,469*
A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.

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