# Elben vs essen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elben
*noun · IPA [ˈɛlbn̩] · frequency rank #44,558*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elbe

### essen
*verb · IPA [ˈɛsn̩] · frequency rank #402*
feste Nahrung oral einnehmen

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