# Larsen vs Lawson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Larsen
*name · IPA /ˈlɑː.sən/ · frequency rank #23,888*
A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

### Lawson
*name · IPA /ˈlɒsən/ · frequency rank #13,007*
An English and Scottish 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/larsen-vs-lawson