# Elias vs elves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elias
*name · IPA /ɪˈlaɪəs/ · frequency rank #16,700*
A male given name from Hebrew.

### elves
*noun · IPA /ɛlvz/ · frequency rank #17,127*
plural of elf

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