# elf vs EM

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### elf
*num · IPA [ɛlf] · frequency rank #2,588*
die Kardinalzahl zwischen zehn und zwölf

### EM
*noun · IPA [eːˈʔɛm] · frequency rank #3,241*
Europameisterschaft

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