# elf vs ES

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### ES
*name · frequency rank #7,919*
Initialism of Espírito Santo: a state of Brazil.

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