# eager vs ember

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ember
*noun · IPA /ˈɛm.bə/ · frequency rank #30,019*
A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

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