# Nichols vs Nicole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Nicole
*name · IPA /nɪˈkəʊl/ · frequency rank #7,254*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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