# elected vs Electra

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### elected
*verb · IPA /ɪˈlɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #2,341*
simple past and past participle of elect

### Electra
*name · IPA /ɪˈlɛktɹə/ · frequency rank #32,370*
Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

## Source
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