# Electra vs electric

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### electric
*adjective · IPA /ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/ · frequency rank #1,934*
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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