# olympiad vs Olympian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Olympian
*adjective · IPA /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #19,923*
Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

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