# Matthew vs Matthews

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Matthew
*name · IPA /ˈmæθjuː/ · frequency rank #3,827*
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

### Matthews
*name · IPA /ˈmæθjuz/ · frequency rank #10,080*
An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Matthew.

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