# O'Neil vs O'Neill

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### O'Neil
*name · frequency rank #28,311*
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of O'Neill.

### O'Neill
*name · IPA /əʊˈniːl/ · frequency rank #11,572*
A surname from Irish.

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