# Elan

> German word · Noun · IPA [eˈlaːn] · frequency rank #24,316

## Definitions
1. die Begeisterung oder der Schwung, womit man etwas macht

## Easily confused with
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-en)
- **elf** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elf)
- **Eva** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-eva)
- **ESA** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-esa)
- **eli** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-eli)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-era)
- **ERN** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-ern)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-epa)
- **Ewa** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-ewa)
- **elm** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elm)
- **Elbe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elbe)
- **Elke** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elke)
- **ella** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-ella)
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-even)
- **elle** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elle)
- **elia** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elia)
- **Elch** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elch)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-erin)
- **Elba** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-elba)
- **Eren** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elan-vs-eren)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ealn`, `elann`, `ellan`

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