# Ek vs er

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### er
*intj · IPA /ɜː/ · frequency rank #4,756*
Said when hesitating in speech.

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