# Phil vs Philip

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Phil
*name · IPA /fɪl/ · frequency rank #3,833*
A short form of the male given name Philip.

### Philip
*name · IPA /ˈfɪlɪp/ · frequency rank #4,473*
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

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