# Nichols vs Nicolas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nichols
*name · IPA /ˈnɪkəlz/ · frequency rank #13,389*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### Nicolas
*name · IPA /ˈnɪ.kə.ləs/ · frequency rank #12,646*
A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of less common usage, variant of Nicholas.

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