# oily vs owls

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oily
*adjective · IPA /ˈɔɪli/ · frequency rank #18,380*
Covered with or containing oil.

### owls
*noun · IPA /aʊlz/ · frequency rank #16,988*
plural of owl

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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