# Philippa vs Philips

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Philips
*name · frequency rank #16,995*
A surname transferred from the given name.

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