# Philip vs Philippa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Philippa
*name · IPA /ˈfɪ.lɪ.pə/ · frequency rank #38,098*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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