# Welker vs Wilkes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Welker
*name · frequency rank #40,084*
A surname from German.

### Wilkes
*name · IPA /wɪlkiːs/ · frequency rank #20,544*
A 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/welker-vs-wilkes