# Elba vs elf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elba
*name · IPA /ˈɛlbə/ · frequency rank #32,787*
An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.

### elf
*noun · IPA /ɛlf/ · frequency rank #12,041*
A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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