# Eifer vs Elfen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eifer
*noun · IPA [ˈaɪ̯fɐ] · frequency rank #17,269*
ernsthaftes Bemühen, Verfolgen eines Ziels

### Elfen
*noun · IPA [ˈɛlfn̩] · frequency rank #19,886*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elf

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