# Perkins

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɝkɪnz/ · frequency rank #12,122

## Definitions
1. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.
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## Easily confused with
- **Perrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perkins-vs-perrin)
- **persons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perkins-vs-persons)
- **permits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perkins-vs-permits)
- **Peking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peking-vs-perkins)
- **perils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perils-vs-perkins)
- **parkin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parkin-vs-perkins)
- **parking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parking-vs-perkins)
- **peaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-perkins)
- **peeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-perkins)
- **pecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pecking-vs-perkins)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eprkins`, `pekrins`, `perikns`, `perkinns`, `perkinss`, `perkisn`, `perkkins`, `perknis`, `perrkins`, `pperkins`, `prekins`

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