# Handley vs handy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Handley
*name · IPA /ˈhændli/ · frequency rank #49,966*
A surname.

### handy
*adjective · IPA /ˈhæn.di/ · frequency rank #7,456*
Easy to use, useful.

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