# Eifer vs Eike

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eifer
*noun · IPA [ˈaɪ̯fɐ] · frequency rank #17,269*
ernsthaftes Bemühen, Verfolgen eines Ziels

### Eike
*name · IPA [ˈaɪ̯kə] · frequency rank #31,516*
weiblicher Vorname

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