# Middleton vs Middletown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Middleton
*name · IPA /ˈmɪ.dəl.tən/ · frequency rank #14,588*
Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

### Middletown
*name · frequency rank #28,292*
A number of places in the United States:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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