# Hermione vs heroine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hermione
*name · IPA /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/ · frequency rank #19,105*
Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.

### heroine
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/ · frequency rank #14,337*
A female hero.

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