# ele vs elks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ele
*noun · IPA /ˈɛliː/ · frequency rank #36,121*
Elephant.

### elks
*noun · IPA /ɛlks/ · frequency rank #48,721*
plural of elk

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