# Ekel vs Elke

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ekel
*noun · IPA [ˈeːkl̩] · frequency rank #17,563*
starker körperlicher Abscheu

### Elke
*name · IPA [ˈɛlkə] · frequency rank #13,806*
weiblicher Vorname

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