# ek vs eye

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### eye
*noun · IPA [aɪ] · frequency rank #15,621*
Auge

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