# eager vs Edgar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Edgar
*name · IPA /ˈɛdɡɚ/ · frequency rank #9,738*
A male given name from Old English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eager-vs-edgar