# Ek vs ew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ew
*intj · IPA /ˈiː.uː/ · frequency rank #13,337*
Expression of disgust or nausea.

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