# Wilkes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /wɪlkiːs/ · frequency rank #20,544

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.

## Etymology
From Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **wives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wives)
- **wires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wires)
- **wines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wines)
- **Wills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wills)
- **wipes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wipes)
- **wishes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wishes)
- **wolves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wolves)
- **Willis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-willis)
- **willed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-willed)
- **Wilkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wilkie)
- **winked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-winked)
- **Wilmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wilmer)
- **wilted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wilted)
- **Willey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-willey)
- **Wilkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wilkins)
- **wile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wile-vs-wilkes)
- **Wales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wales-vs-wilkes)
- **walks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walks-vs-wilkes)
- **Wiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiley-vs-wilkes)
- **Wilde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wilkes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iwlkes`, `wikles`, `wileks`, `wilkess`, `wilkkes`, `wilkse`, `willkes`, `wlikes`, `wwilkes`

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