# ans vs Anson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ans
*noun · IPA /ˈænz/ · frequency rank #19,263*
plural of an

### Anson
*name · IPA /ˈæn.sən/ · frequency rank #31,062*
An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".

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