# Ellen vs essen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ellen
*noun · IPA [ˈɛlən] · frequency rank #9,181*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Elle

### 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/ellen-vs-essen