# Xena vs Xia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Xena
*name · IPA /ˈziː.nə/ · frequency rank #42,999*
A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.

### Xia
*name · IPA /ʃɑ/ · frequency rank #38,695*
An ancient dynasty in China.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xena-vs-xia