# Patty vs Petey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Patty
*name · IPA /ˈpæti/ · frequency rank #13,395*
A unisex given name.

### Petey
*name · frequency rank #48,967*
A diminutive of the male given name Peter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-petey