# el vs em

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### el
*noun · IPA /ˈɛl/ · frequency rank #2,673*
The name of the Latin script letter L/l.

### 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/el-vs-em