# Elise vs esse

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elise
*name · IPA [eˈliːzə] · frequency rank #23,494*
weiblicher Vorname

### esse
*verb · IPA [ˈɛsə] · frequency rank #4,698*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs essen

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