# Elisabeth vs Elizabeth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elisabeth
*name · IPA /ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/ · frequency rank #21,196*
The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

### Elizabeth
*name · IPA /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/ · frequency rank #3,161*
A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.

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