# Noel vs Noelle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Noel
*name · IPA /nəʊˈɛl/ · frequency rank #12,467*
Christmas.

### Noelle
*name · IPA /ˈnəʊəl/ · frequency rank #38,071*
A female given name from French, often given to girls born near Christmas.

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