# Wilkes vs Wills

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wilkes
*name · IPA /wɪlkiːs/ · frequency rank #20,544*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### Wills
*name · IPA /wɪlz/ · frequency rank #12,889*
A surname originating as a patronymic, meaning “son/daughter of Will”.

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