Elz

[ɛlt͡s]

/[ɛlt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Elz” is uncommon German (frequency #71,272 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,272
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein etwa 60 km langer, linker Nebenfluss der Mosel, der bei Moselkern in diese mündet

Corpus desk

Index DE-elz · Elz · German

Elz · rank #71,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,272
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elends

Nearest frequency peer: Elends (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Elz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elz
PropertyValue
HeadwordElz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɛlt͡s]
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Elzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Elends“ (#71,271), „Emaille“ (#71,273), „elendes“ (#71,270). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elz“ bei #71,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elz is uncommon German at frequency #71,272 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɛlt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Elz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Elz, spelled E-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein etwa 60 km langer, linker Nebenfluss der Mosel, der bei Moselkern in diese mündet
  2. 2
    ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss des Neckars
  3. 3
    ein Nebenfluss des Rheins

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Elz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Elz mündet bei Moselkern in die Mosel.

Synonyms

Elzbach

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Elz"?
"Elz" is spelled E-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛlt͡s].
What does "Elz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Elz" means: ein etwa 60 km langer, linker Nebenfluss der Mosel, der bei Moselkern in diese mündet
How do you pronounce "Elz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elz" is [ɛlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elz" come from?
"Elz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Elz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fai#71,315fal#71,316CFO#71,208CDA#71,206

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list