# Chaucer vs Chauncey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Chaucer
*name · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/ · frequency rank #35,216*
A rare medieval English surname from Old French.

### Chauncey
*name · frequency rank #38,780*
An American surname from Old French, of Norman origin from a place name in France.

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