# Elba

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛlbə/ · frequency rank #32,787

## Definitions
1. An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
2. A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
3. A few townships in the United States, listed under Elba Township.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.

## Easily confused with
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-era)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-epa)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-eva)
- **Eli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-eli)
- **elf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elf)
- **elk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elk)
- **eta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-eta)
- **elm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elm)
- **ESA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-esa)
- **Ely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-ely)
- **ell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-ell)
- **ema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-ema)
- **els** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-els)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-ele)
- **Elo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elo)
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-else)
- **Emma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-emma)
- **Ella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-ella)
- **Ezra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-ezra)
- **Elsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elsa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ebla`, `elab`, `elbba`, `ellba`, `leba`

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