# valerian vs Valerie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### valerian
*noun · IPA /vəˈlɪəɹɪən/ · frequency rank #48,548*
A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.

### Valerie
*name · frequency rank #13,265*
A female given name from Latin.

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