# Louis vs louse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Louis
*name · IPA /ˈluː.i/ · frequency rank #1,606*
A male given name from French.

### louse
*noun · IPA /laʊs/ · frequency rank #47,167*
A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

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