# Olympia vs olympiad

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Olympia
*name · IPA /əˈlɪmpi.ə/ · frequency rank #20,722*
An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.

### olympiad
*noun · frequency rank #47,234*
Alternative letter-case form of Olympiad.

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