# XV vs XY

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### XV
*noun · IPA \kɛ̃z\ · frequency rank #6,045*
Équipe de rugby.

### XY
*noun · IPA \iks i ɡʁɛk\ · frequency rank #37,131*
Un homme.

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