# ies vs ivy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ies
*noun · frequency rank #45,988*
plural of i, the name of the letter I.

### ivy
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪvi/ · frequency rank #9,199*
Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

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