Appendix:Spelling differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (E-G)

Main article: Appendix:Indonesian–Standard Malay relations

This is a list of Indonesian and Standard Malay spelling differences, that is, word pairs same in meaning but different in appearance (spelling). Diacritics are shown for pronunciation clarity in this table (while they are not usually written). Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.

English	Topics	Indonesian	Standard Malay	Notes
eagle		êlang	helang
eardrum	anatomy	gendang telinga	gegendang telinga
earring		giwang	géwang
ear canal	anatomy	saluran telinga	salur telinga
economic	economics	ékonomis	ékonomik
Ecuador	geography	Ékuador	Ecuador
eczema (dermatological pathology)	medicine	èksém	ékzéma
efficient		èfisièn	éfisien	The form of efisyen is attested in Standard Malay.
egoistic	psychology	égoistis	égoistik
Eid al-Adha	Islam	Iduladha	Aidiladha
Eid al-Fitr	Islam	Idulfitri	Aidilfitri
eight		dêlapan	lapan
elastic		ulur	hulur
electric, electrical	electromagnetism	èlèktris	éléktrik
electrode	electromagnetism	èlèktrodé	éléktrod
electronic	electronics	èlèktronis, èlèktronik	éléktronik
electronics (study of)	electronics	èlèktronika	éléktronik
elite	sociology	èlité	élit
empire	government	impérium	émpayar
empirical	philosophy	èmpiris	émpirik
end		ujung	hujung
endemic	medicine	èndèmis	éndémik
engine	mechanical engineering	ènjin	énjin
England	geography	Inggris	Inggeris
English	geography	Inggris	Inggeris
ensemble	music	ènsambêl	ensembel
ensign		alférés	alpérés
entity		èntitas	éntiti
epaulet, epaulette	military	èpolèt	epaulet [épĕlét]
epidemic	medicine	èpidèmi	épidémik
episode		èpisodê	épisod
episodic		èpisodik	épisodik
eradicate		bêrantas	banteras
ergonomic	industrial engineering	érgonomis	ergonomik
ergonomics	industrial engineering	érgonomi	ergonomik
erotic		èrotis	érotik
error		galat	ralat	The Indonesian ralat means errata, correction, or rectification.
essay	education	èsai	éséi
eternal	Islam	baka	baqa
ether	chemistry	ètêr	éter
ethnic	sociology	ètnis	étnik
Eucharist	Christianity	Ékaristi	Eukaris
eugenics	biology	éugénika	éugénik
Europe	geography	Éropa	Eropah
excitement		gairah	ghairah
exercise	sport	sênam	senaman
experiment	science	èkspêrimèn	ékspérimen
explanation	education	uraian	huraian
export	economics	èkspor	eksport [ékspot]
facet	art	fasèt	fasét
facility	business	fasilitas	fasiliti
faculty	education	fakultas	fakulti
faint	medicine	pingsan	péngsan
fall behind, dropping		cècèr	cicir
fall in love	psychology	kasmaran	kesmaran
fantastic		fantastis	fantastik
faqih	Islam	fukaha	fuqaha
father		bapak	bapa
feudal	politics	féodal	féudal
feudalism	politics	féodalismê	féudalisme
fiction	literature	fiksi	fiksyen
figure	drama	sosok	susuk
film		film	filem
finance	finance	kêuangan	kewangan
Finland	geography	Finlandia	Finland
firecracker	chemical engineering	mêrcon	mercun
fishy		anyir	hanyir
firm, strong, solid		kukuh, kokoh	kukuh
firm stance and always consistent attitude		istikamah	istiqamah
flattened and wide noodles	cuisine	kwétiau	kuétiau
flexible		flèksibêl	fléksibel
floor tile	civil engineering	ubin	jubin
flower	literature	kusuma	kesuma
fog	geology	kabut	kabus
folded at the end or edge so that the folded part depends		kêlèbèk	kelébét
force	mechanics	gaya	daya
foreign body	medicine	bênda asing	bendasing
forest betel	zoology	kadok	kaduk
foul smell		kohong	kahang
France	geography	Prancis	Perancis	The Indonesian spelling change since October 2021, previous official spelling was Pêrancis and still widely used.
Friday		Jumat	Jumaat
fried noodles	cuisine	miê gorèng	mee goréng
frigate (ship)	military	frégat	frigat
front row		damah	dammah
fume		asap	wasap
fungicide		fungisida	fungisid
futuristic		futuristis, futuristik	futuristik
gallon		galon	gélén
garage	civil engineering	garasi	garaj
garrison	military	garnisun	garrison
garuda		garuda	geroda
gear	mechanical engineering	gir	géar
general	military	jêndêral	jéneral
generic		gêrênik	gerénék
genetic	biology	gènètis	génétik
genetics	biology	gènètika	génétik
Geneva (city in Switzerland)	geography	Jenèwa	Geneva
genocide	politics	génosida	génosid
gentle	psychology	gêmulai	gemalai
gerenic		gêrênik	gerénék
geriatrics	medicine	gériatri	gériatrik
geographic	geography	géografis	géografik
geosphere	geography	géosfèr	géosféra
geosphere	geology	géosfèr	géosféra
ghain (Arabic script letter)	Arabic	gain	ghain
gift		karunia	kurnia
gimmick		hèlat	élat
ginger	botany	lêmpuyang	lampoyang
giraffe	zoology	jêrapah	zirafah
gizzard	anatomy	êmpêdal	hempedal
glacier	geology	glètsêr	glasier
glossary	linguistics	glosarium	glosari
go away		incit	hincit
gonorrhea (pathology)	medicine	gonoré	gonoréa
governor	government	gubêrnur	gabenor
governor general	government	gubernur jenderal	gabenor jeneral
grammar	linguistics	tata bahasa	tatabahasa
grapefruit	botany	gadang*	gedang
graph	mathematics	grafik	graf
graphic		grafis	grafik
graphics	arts	grafika	grafik
grasp (verb)		cêngkêram	cengkam
gravity		gravitasi	graviti
gray, grey (colour)		abu-abu, kêlabu	kelabu
guerrilla	military	gêrilya	gerila
gum		gom	gam
gun	military	sênapan	senapang