# Philips vs Phillips

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Phillips
*name · IPA /ˈfɪlɪps/ · frequency rank #6,820*
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip.

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