# ellen vs Elmer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ellen
*noun · IPA /ˈɛl.ən/ · frequency rank #6,569*
Zeal.

### Elmer
*name · IPA /ˈɛlmɚ/ · frequency rank #22,657*
A surname transferred from the given name.

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