# eilig vs eli

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eilig
*adjective · IPA [ˈaɪ̯lɪç] · frequency rank #12,485*
in Eile, rasch

### eli
*conjunction · IPA […] · frequency rank #24,318*
also, beziehungsweise

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