# elektro vs Elektron

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### elektro
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #8,044*
die Elektrizität

### Elektron
*noun · IPA [ˈeːlɛktʁɔn] · frequency rank #37,486*
negativ geladenes Elementarteilchen

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