# ele vs Eli

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ele
*noun · IPA [ˈele] · frequency rank #28,351*
Nombre de la letra L (duodécima letra del alfabeto).

### Eli
*name · IPA [ˈeli] · frequency rank #17,419*
Apellido.

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