# Olympia vs Olympics

> 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.

### Olympics
*name · frequency rank #3,319*
The Olympic Games.

## Source
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