# ek vs EM

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### EM
*noun · IPA [eːˈʔɛm] · frequency rank #3,241*
Europameisterschaft

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