# Wallace vs walleye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wallace
*name · IPA /ˈwɒlɪs/ · frequency rank #6,639*
A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.

### walleye
*noun · frequency rank #49,714*
One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.

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