# ea vs eek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ea
*noun · IPA /ˈiː(ə)/ · frequency rank #9,461*
A river or watercourse.

### eek
*intj · IPA /iːk/ · frequency rank #42,622*
Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ea-vs-eek