# alf

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #25,273

## Definitions
1. A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.

## Etymology
From Danish and Swedish alf, from Old Norse alfr; see also Dutch alf. Doublet of elf, awf, and oaf.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-am)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ap)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-au)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ay)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ao)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ax)
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-are)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-all)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-any)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ask)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alf-vs-ass)

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