# Alana vs Ariana

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alana
*name · frequency rank #34,372*
A female given name from the Celtic languages.

### Ariana
*name · IPA /ɑːɹiˈænə/ · frequency rank #23,749*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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