# Paulsen vs Paulson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Paulsen
*name · frequency rank #41,303*
A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

### Paulson
*name · frequency rank #28,664*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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