# Ex vs EZB

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ex
*noun · IPA [ɛks] · frequency rank #1,321*
Kurzform für Exfreund oder Exmann

### EZB
*abbrev · IPA [eːt͡sɛtˈbeː] · frequency rank #9,364*
Europäische Zentralbank

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