# olympiad vs Olympic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Olympic
*adjective · IPA /əˈlɪmpɪk/ · frequency rank #3,076*
Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.

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