# Lilly vs lively

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lilly
*name · IPA /ˈlɪl.i/ · frequency rank #14,160*
A female given name, variant of Lily.

### lively
*adjective · IPA /ˈlaɪv.li/ · frequency rank #8,815*
Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lilly-vs-lively