# eel vs em

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eel
*noun · IPA /iːl/ · frequency rank #21,505*
Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

### em
*noun · IPA /ˈɛm/ · frequency rank #2,623*
The name of the Latin script letter M/m.

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