# Hussain vs Hussein

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hussain
*name · frequency rank #20,136*
A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.

### Hussein
*name · frequency rank #14,139*
A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.

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