# Perkins vs Perrin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Perkins
*name · IPA /ˈpɝkɪnz/ · frequency rank #12,122*
An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

### Perrin
*name · frequency rank #35,876*
A surname transferred from the given name.

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