# elm vs Eri

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### elm
*noun · IPA /ɛlm/ · frequency rank #18,066*
A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

### Eri
*name · frequency rank #49,902*
A female given name from Japanese.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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