# whisky vs whitey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whisky
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪski/ · frequency rank #12,530*
Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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