# Leonid vs Leonidas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Leonid
*noun · IPA /ˈliː.ə.nɪd/ · frequency rank #32,479*
Any meteor of a meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo in November.

### Leonidas
*name · frequency rank #41,736*
A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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