# Waddell vs Wendell

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Waddell
*name · frequency rank #44,009*
A surname from Old English.

### Wendell
*name · frequency rank #21,418*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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