# Leyte vs lye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leyte
*name · IPA /ˈleɪ̯.tɛ/ · frequency rank #38,942*
An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines

### lye
*noun · IPA /laɪ/ · frequency rank #40,787*
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).

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