# Electra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪˈlɛktɹə/ · frequency rank #32,370

## Definitions
1. Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
2. One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).

## Easily confused with
- **electric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/electra-vs-electric)
- **electron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/electra-vs-electron)
- **elect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elect-vs-electra)
- **elected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elected-vs-electra)
- **elector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elector-vs-electra)
- **electors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/electors-vs-electra)
- **electoral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/electoral-vs-electra)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eelctra`, `elcetra`, `elecctra`, `elecrta`, `electar`, `electrra`, `electtra`, `eletcra`, `ellectra`, `leectra`

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