# Stephens vs Stephenson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stephens
*name · IPA /ˈstiːvənz/ · frequency rank #14,228*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### Stephenson
*name · frequency rank #19,475*
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

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