# Paton vs Plato

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Paton
*name · frequency rank #39,020*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### Plato
*name · IPA /ˈpleɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #17,922*
A male given name from Ancient Greek.

## Source
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