# Erika

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,261

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.

## Etymology
Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.

## Easily confused with
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erika-vs-erin)
- **eureka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erika-vs-eureka)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/era-vs-erika)
- **Eri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eri-vs-erika)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erika)
- **Erik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erik-vs-erika)
- **Erica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erika)
- **Eliza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eliza-vs-erika)
- **Elisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elisa-vs-erika)
- **Erich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erich-vs-erika)
- **Erick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erick-vs-erika)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eirka`, `eriak`, `erikka`, `erkia`, `errika`, `reika`

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