# Helena vs Helga

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Helena
*name · IPA /ˈhɛlənə/ · frequency rank #12,437*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

### Helga
*name · IPA /ˈhɛlɡə/ · frequency rank #36,599*
A female given name from Old Norse occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

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