# Elfen vs essen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elfen
*noun · IPA [ˈɛlfn̩] · frequency rank #19,886*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elf

### 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/elfen-vs-essen