# Nicholson vs Nicolson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nicholson
*name · IPA /ˈnɪkəlsən/ · frequency rank #16,285*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### Nicolson
*name · IPA /ˈnɪkəlsən/ · frequency rank #48,923*
A 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/nicholson-vs-nicolson