# Ivo vs ivory

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ivo
*name · IPA /ˈaɪvəʊ/ · frequency rank #39,870*
A male given name from the Germanic languages.

### ivory
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪv(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #8,949*
The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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