# Irene vs Irvine

> 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.

### Irvine
*name · IPA /ˈɜɹvɪn/ · frequency rank #13,938*
A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.

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