# Ek vs el

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### el
*noun · IPA /ˈɛl/ · frequency rank #2,673*
The name of the Latin script letter L/l.

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