# vicar vs Vicky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vicar
*noun · IPA /ˈvɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #17,990*
In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

### Vicky
*name · IPA /ˈvɪki/ · frequency rank #18,455*
A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, also used as a formal given name.

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