# eco vs Ex

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eco
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #20,222*
das Echo, der Widerhall

### 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/eco-vs-ex