# Adolf vs alf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Adolf
*name · frequency rank #17,752*
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.

### alf
*noun · frequency rank #25,273*
A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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