# Williams vs Williamson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Williamson
*name · IPA /ˈwɪl.jəm.sən/ · frequency rank #13,080*
An Scottish and English 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/williams-vs-williamson