# eil vs ESM

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eil
*verb · IPA [aɪ̯l] · frequency rank #35,151*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs eilen

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

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