# Aston vs Austen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Aston
*name · IPA /ˈæstən/ · frequency rank #11,837*
A common placename:

### Austen
*name · IPA /ˈɒstɪn/ · frequency rank #19,526*
An English surname transferred from the given name; a variant of Austin.

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