# eager vs Eames

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eager
*adjective · IPA /iɡə/ · frequency rank #6,781*
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

### Eames
*name · IPA /iːmz/ · frequency rank #37,432*
A surname from Old English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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