# Catharine vs Catherine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Catharine
*name · frequency rank #46,367*
A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.

### Catherine
*name · IPA /ˈkæθɹɪn/ · frequency rank #5,943*
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/catharine-vs-catherine