# ide vs Ives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ide
*noun · IPA /aɪd/ · frequency rank #24,195*
A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus.

### Ives
*name · IPA /aɪvz/ · frequency rank #23,012*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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