# Riley vs roles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Riley
*name · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.li/ · frequency rank #8,343*
A surname.

### roles
*noun · IPA /ɹəʊlz/ · frequency rank #3,391*
plural of role

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