# johnson vs Johnston

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### johnson
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/ · frequency rank #1,949*
Penis.

### Johnston
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɒn.stən/ · frequency rank #9,773*
A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town".

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