# Noel vs Noyes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Noyes
*name · IPA /ˈnɔɪz/ · frequency rank #46,091*
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Noah.

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