# EDV vs ESM

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### EDV
*abbrev · IPA [eːdeːˈfaʊ̯] · frequency rank #15,865*
elektronische Datenverarbeitung

### ESM
*abbrev · IPA [eːʔɛsˈʔɛm] · frequency rank #39,921*
Europäischer Stabilitätsmechanismus

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/edv-vs-esm