# Rodrigues vs Rodriguez

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rodrigues
*name · frequency rank #40,880*
A surname originating as a patronymic

### Rodriguez
*name · IPA /ɹɑˈdɾiɡɛz/ · frequency rank #11,104*
A patrilineal surname from Spanish.

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