# Whitaker vs Whittaker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Whitaker
*name · IPA /ˈwɪ.tə.kəɹ/ · frequency rank #21,422*
A surname.

### Whittaker
*name · IPA /ˈʍɪɾɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #28,791*
A surname.

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