# Willa vs Willard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Willa
*name · frequency rank #38,690*
A female given name from the Germanic languages.

### Willard
*name · IPA /ˈwɪləɹd/ · frequency rank #19,508*
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/willa-vs-willard