# Erik vs Erika

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Erik
*name · frequency rank #11,538*
A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.

### Erika
*name · frequency rank #23,261*
A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erik-vs-erika