# pardon vs Pearson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pardon
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑːdn̩/ · frequency rank #9,377*
Forgiveness for an offence.

### Pearson
*name · IPA /ˈpɪə.sən/ · frequency rank #10,745*
A patronymic surname transferred from the given name.

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