# Hodgson vs Hudson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hodgson
*name · IPA /ˈhɒd͡ʒ.sən/ · frequency rank #21,823*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### Hudson
*name · IPA /ˈhʌd.sən/ · frequency rank #6,794*
An English 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/hodgson-vs-hudson