# lye vs Lyle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Lyle
*name · IPA /laɪl/ · frequency rank #19,638*
A Scottish habitational surname from Old French from Old French l'isle (“the island”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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