# Eltern vs Enten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eltern
*noun · IPA [ˈɛltɐn] · frequency rank #465*
Vater und Mutter eines Kindes

### Enten
*noun · IPA [ˈɛntn̩] · frequency rank #15,072*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eltern-vs-enten