# Ek vs era

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### era
*noun · IPA /ˈɪə.ɹə/ · frequency rank #2,153*
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

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