# Pearson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɪə.sən/ · frequency rank #10,745

## Definitions
1. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A placename:
5. A placename:
6. Ellipsis of Toronto Pearson International Airport, an airport in Mississauga, Ontario

## Etymology
From Piers + -son.

## Easily confused with
- **person** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearson-vs-person)
- **persons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearson-vs-persons)
- **persona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearson-vs-persona)
- **Pierson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearson-vs-pierson)
- **Peterson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearson-vs-peterson)
- **Pears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pears-vs-pearson)
- **pardon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pardon-vs-pearson)
- **parton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parton-vs-pearson)
- **parson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parson-vs-pearson)
- **Parsons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parsons-vs-pearson)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eparson`, `paerson`, `pearosn`, `pearrson`, `pearsno`, `pearsonn`, `pearsson`, `peasron`, `perason`, `ppearson`

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