# ea vs Elam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ea
*noun · IPA /ˈiː(ə)/ · frequency rank #9,461*
A river or watercourse.

### Elam
*name · IPA /ˈiːləm/ · frequency rank #47,597*
An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.

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