# eh vs Ek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eh
*intj · IPA /eɪ/ · frequency rank #4,595*
Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

### Ek
*name · frequency rank #23,255*
A surname from Swedish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eh-vs-ek