# Wilde vs Wiley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wilde
*name · IPA /ˈwaɪld/ · frequency rank #16,623*
A surname from Middle English.

### Wiley
*name · IPA /ˈwaɪli/ · frequency rank #14,869*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wiley