# eke vs elk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eke
*noun · IPA /iːk/ · frequency rank #45,352*
An addition.

### elk
*noun · IPA /ɛlk/ · frequency rank #15,157*
Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).

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