# Carleton vs Carlson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Carleton
*name · IPA /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ · frequency rank #28,147*
An English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.

### Carlson
*name · frequency rank #17,096*
A surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.

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