# ebb vs EPUB

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ebb
*noun · IPA /ɛb/ · frequency rank #27,442*
The receding movement of the tide.

### EPUB
*name · frequency rank #49,318*
An e-book standard and file format based on HTML and designed to work across different devices and platforms, now governed by the W3C.

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