# Irene vs Irina

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Irene
*name · IPA /aɪˈɹiːn/ · frequency rank #11,054*
Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.

### Irina
*name · frequency rank #25,428*
A female given name from Russian.

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