# ear vs Ex

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ear
*noun · IPA [iːə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #34,054*
das Ohr

### Ex
*noun · IPA [ɛks] · frequency rank #1,321*
Kurzform für Exfreund oder Exmann

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