# Katie vs kyrie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Katie
*name · IPA /ˈkeɪti/ · frequency rank #7,574*
A diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings.

### kyrie
*noun · IPA /ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/ · frequency rank #19,377*
A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.

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