# EDL vs erm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### EDL
*name · IPA /iː diː ɛl/ · frequency rank #48,213*
Initialism of English Defence League.

### erm
*intj · IPA /ɜːm/ · frequency rank #21,789*
Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edl-vs-erm