# William vs willie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### William
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪl.i.əm/ · frequency rank #1,414*
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.

### willie
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪli/ · frequency rank #8,504*
Alternative spelling of willy

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/william-vs-willie