# loy vs Lucy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### loy
*noun · IPA /lɔɪ/ · frequency rank #45,491*
A type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.

### Lucy
*name · IPA /ˈluːsi/ · frequency rank #6,374*
A female given name from Latin.

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