# Elena vs Elende

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elena
*name · IPA [ˈeːlenaː] · frequency rank #11,223*
weiblicher Vorname

### Elende
*noun · IPA [ˈeːlɛndə] · frequency rank #29,552*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Elend

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