# lefties vs leftist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lefties
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛftiz/ · frequency rank #33,306*
plural of lefty

### leftist
*noun · IPA /ˈlɛf.tɪst/ · frequency rank #12,456*
A person who holds views associated with the political left.

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