# Wills vs wits

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wits
*noun · IPA /wɪts/ · frequency rank #19,257*
plural of wit

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