# XC vs Xie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### XC
*adjective · frequency rank #34,752*
Abbreviation of cross-country.

### Xie
*name · frequency rank #34,753*
A surname from Chinese.

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