# Gideon vs godson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gideon
*name · IPA /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ · frequency rank #18,835*
A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.

### godson
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/ · frequency rank #49,363*
A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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