# Magdalena vs Magdalene

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Magdalena
*name · IPA /mæɡdəˈlɛnə/ · frequency rank #36,233*
A female given name, variant of Magdalene.

### Magdalene
*name · IPA /ˈmæɡdəlin/ · frequency rank #31,645*
A female given name from Hebrew.

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