# Olsen vs Olson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Olsen
*name · frequency rank #17,686*
A patrilineal surname.

### Olson
*name · IPA /ˈoʊlsən/ · frequency rank #19,405*
A patrilineal surname from Swedish.

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