# Elizabeth vs Elizabethan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Elizabethan
*adjective · IPA /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #27,824*
Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.

## Source
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