# Townsend vs Townshend

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Townsend
*name · IPA /ˈtaʊn.zənd/ · frequency rank #14,855*
A surname.

### Townshend
*name · IPA /ˈtaʊn.zənd/ · frequency rank #45,709*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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