# Wessex vs Wesson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wessex
*name · IPA /ˈwɛs.ɪks/ · frequency rank #33,483*
One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.

### Wesson
*name · IPA /ˈwɛsən/ · frequency rank #33,907*
A surname.

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