# Electra vs electron

> 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.

### electron
*noun · IPA /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/ · frequency rank #9,327*
The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

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