# Simons vs Sims

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Simons
*name · frequency rank #25,927*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### Sims
*name · IPA /sɪmz/ · frequency rank #9,958*
A surname transferred from the given name.

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