# rower vs Rowley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rower
*noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #25,193*
One who rows.

### Rowley
*name · IPA /ˈɹaʊli/ · frequency rank #27,999*
A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name.

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