# Lesley vs Leslie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lesley
*name · frequency rank #21,847*
A Scottish surname.

### Leslie
*name · IPA /ˈlɛzli/ · frequency rank #8,311*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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