# Phillip vs Phyllis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Phillip
*name · IPA /ˈfɪlɪp/ · frequency rank #9,790*
A male given name from Ancient Greek.

### Phyllis
*name · IPA /ˈfɪlɪs/ · frequency rank #18,917*
A girl who killed herself for love and was turned into an almond tree.

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