# Clifton vs Clinton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Clifton
*name · IPA /ˈklɪftən/ · frequency rank #18,789*
An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.

### Clinton
*name · IPA /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ · frequency rank #2,619*
A surname.

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