# wicket vs Wilkes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wicket
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪkɪt/ · frequency rank #13,272*
A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.

### 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/wicket-vs-wilkes