# EC vs elf

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### EC
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #8,851*
Eisenbahnclub

### elf
*num · IPA [ɛlf] · frequency rank #2,588*
die Kardinalzahl zwischen zehn und zwölf

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