# Eben vs Evan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eben
*name · frequency rank #44,181*
A male given name.

### Evan
*name · IPA /ˈɛ.vən/ · frequency rank #9,744*
A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.

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