# wallaby vs Wally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wallaby
*noun · IPA /ˈwɒləbi/ · frequency rank #45,162*
Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.

### Wally
*name · frequency rank #16,163*
A diminutive of the male given names of Waldo, Walter, Wallabee, and Wallace.

## Source
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