diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 701909c9df857..ee2a7454d261e 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -10460,7 +10460,8 @@ def _add_series_or_dataframe_operations(cls):
         Add the series or dataframe only operations to the cls; evaluate
         the doc strings again.
         """
-        from pandas.core.window import EWM, Expanding, Rolling, Window
+        from pandas.core.window import exponentialmoving as em
+        from pandas.core.window import Expanding, Rolling, Window
 
         @doc(Rolling)
         def rolling(
@@ -10507,7 +10508,7 @@ def expanding(self, min_periods=1, center=False, axis=0):
 
         cls.expanding = expanding
 
-        @doc(EWM)
+        @doc(em)
         def ewm(
             self,
             com=None,
@@ -10520,7 +10521,7 @@ def ewm(
             axis=0,
         ):
             axis = self._get_axis_number(axis)
-            return EWM(
+            return EWF(
                 self,
                 com=com,
                 span=span,
@@ -10532,7 +10533,7 @@ def ewm(
                 axis=axis,
             )
 
-        cls.ewm = ewm
+        cls.eem = em
 
     @doc(klass=_shared_doc_kwargs["klass"], axis="")
     def transform(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/pandas/core/window/__init__.py b/pandas/core/window/__init__.py
index dcf58a4c0dd5b..d3e78f779fae8 100644
--- a/pandas/core/window/__init__.py
+++ b/pandas/core/window/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from pandas.core.window.ewm import EWM  # noqa:F401
+from pandas.core.window.ewf import exponentialmoving   # noqa:F401
 from pandas.core.window.expanding import Expanding, ExpandingGroupby  # noqa:F401
 from pandas.core.window.rolling import Rolling, RollingGroupby, Window  # noqa:F401
diff --git a/pandas/core/window/ewm.py b/pandas/core/window/exponentialmoving.py
similarity index 98%
rename from pandas/core/window/ewm.py
rename to pandas/core/window/exponentialmoving.py
index b708020be90d2..928dfb5dc16ff 100644
--- a/pandas/core/window/ewm.py
+++ b/pandas/core/window/exponentialmoving.py
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ def get_center_of_mass(
     return float(comass)
 
 
-class EWM(_Rolling):
+class Exponentialmoving(_Rolling):
     r"""
-    Provide exponential weighted (EW) functions.
+    Provide exponential weighted Functions(EWF).
 
-    Available EW functions: ``mean()``, ``var()``, ``std()``, ``corr()``, ``cov()``.
+    Available functions: ``mean()``, ``var()``, ``std()``, ``corr()``, ``cov()``.
 
     Exactly one parameter: ``com``, ``span``, ``halflife``, or ``alpha`` must be
     provided.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     @property
     def _constructor(self):
-        return EWM
+        return EWF
 
     _agg_see_also_doc = dedent(
         """
diff --git a/pandas/tests/window/test_ewm.py b/pandas/tests/window/test_ewf.py
similarity index 93%
rename from pandas/tests/window/test_ewm.py
rename to pandas/tests/window/test_ewf.py
index 9ba194dcf0959..ae0f1bc47cf81 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/window/test_ewm.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/window/test_ewf.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from pandas.errors import UnsupportedFunctionCall
 
 from pandas import DataFrame, Series
-from pandas.core.window import EWM
+from pandas.core.window import Exponentialmoving as em
 
 
 def test_doc_string():
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_constructor(which):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("method", ["std", "mean", "var"])
 def test_numpy_compat(method):
     # see gh-12811
-    e = EWM(Series([2, 4, 6]), alpha=0.5)
+    e = em(Series([2, 4, 6]), alpha=0.5)
 
     msg = "numpy operations are not valid with window objects"