# Jelena vs Jolene

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jelena
*name · IPA /jɛˈleɪnə/ · frequency rank #41,709*
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

### Jolene
*name · frequency rank #47,708*
A female given name originating as a coinage.

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