# Hitchens vs Hutchins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hitchens
*name · frequency rank #38,888*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### Hutchins
*name · IPA /ˈhʌt͡ʃɪnz/ · frequency rank #33,277*
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/hitchens-vs-hutchins