# Paterson vs Peterson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Paterson
*name · IPA /ˈpætəɹ.sən/ · frequency rank #16,990*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### Peterson
*name · IPA /ˈpiːtəsən/ · frequency rank #8,968*
A patrilineal 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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