# Dennis vs Dennison

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dennis
*name · IPA /ˈdɛnɪs/ · frequency rank #6,042*
A male given name from Ancient Greek.

### Dennison
*name · IPA /ˈdɛnɪsən/ · frequency rank #47,573*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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