# William vs Williams

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### William
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪl.i.əm/ · frequency rank #1,414*
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.

### Williams
*name · IPA /ˈwɪli.əmz/ · frequency rank #2,188*
A surname.

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