# el vs evil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### evil
*adjective · IPA /ˈiː.vəl/ · frequency rank #1,859*
Intending to harm; malevolent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/el-vs-evil