# whey vs whitey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whey
*noun · IPA /hweɪ/ · frequency rank #27,339*
The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

### whitey
*adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪti/ · frequency rank #31,410*
Alternative form of whity.

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