# eat vs ek

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eat
*verb · IPA [iːt] · frequency rank #25,099*
essen

### ek
*preposition · IPA [ɛk] · frequency rank #23,492*
aus einem Gebiet oder Raum heraus/hinaus

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