# Nicola vs Nicosia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Nicola
*name · IPA /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/ · frequency rank #14,177*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

### Nicosia
*name · IPA /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/ · frequency rank #48,924*
The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.

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