# elf vs ell

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### elf
*adjective · IPA \ɛlf\ · frequency rank #39,277*
Onze.

### ell
*pronoun · IPA \ˈeʎ\ · frequency rank #49,057*
il

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