# Odisha vs Orissa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Odisha
*name · IPA /oː.ɖɪˈʃaː/ · frequency rank #34,615*
A state in eastern India. Capital: Bhubaneswar.

### Orissa
*name · frequency rank #35,858*
Former name of Odisha: A state in eastern India.

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