# Philips

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,995

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Phipps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philips-vs-phipps)
- **Phillip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philips-vs-phillip)
- **Phillips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philips-vs-phillips)
- **Philip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philip-vs-philips)
- **Phelps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phelps-vs-philips)
- **Philippa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philippa-vs-philips)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hpilips`, `phhilips`, `phiilps`, `philipps`, `philipss`, `philisp`, `philpis`, `phliips`, `pihlips`, `pphilips`

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