# Paula vs Pauly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Paula
*name · IPA /ˈpɔːlə/ · frequency rank #10,418*
A female given name from Latin.

### Pauly
*name · IPA /ˈpɔːli/ · frequency rank #42,813*
A diminutive of the male given name Paul.

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