# Simmons vs Simon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Simmons
*name · IPA /ˈsɪmənz/ · frequency rank #9,957*
A southern English surname originating as a patronymic, of the given name Simon.

### Simon
*name · IPA /ˈsaɪmən/ · frequency rank #3,137*
Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.

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