# Elena vs Ella

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elena
*name · frequency rank #10,357*
A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek.

### Ella
*name · IPA /ˈɛl.ə/ · frequency rank #12,414*
A female given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-ella