# Wallis vs Willis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wallis
*name · IPA /ˈwɒlɪs/ · frequency rank #21,412*
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.

### Willis
*name · IPA /ˈwɪlɪs/ · frequency rank #11,496*
An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.

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