# elks vs Elmo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Elmo
*name · IPA /ˈɛlmoʊ/ · frequency rank #28,184*
A male given name from Italian.

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