# paltry vs Patsy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paltry
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɒltɹi/ · frequency rank #34,625*
Trashy, trivial, of little value.

### Patsy
*name · frequency rank #24,858*
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

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