# Carlsen vs Carlson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Carlsen
*name · frequency rank #46,361*
A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

### 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/carlsen-vs-carlson