Which to use
“eke” and “eyre” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,352
- “eke” frequency rank
- #24,442
- “eyre” frequency rank
- 69794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eke | eyre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An addition. | A journey taken by certain Medieval English itinerant judges (justices in eyre) |
Where the eye mixes eke and eyre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eke runs 3 letters (VCV) against eyre's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses eke with eyre
A purely visual mix-up. eke (/iːk/) and eyre (/ɛəɹ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eke is recorded at frequency rank #45,352, classified as anoun, pronounced /iːk/. eyre is at rank #24,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛəɹ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69794, this pair ranks #53,107 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eke vs eyre
Shared letters: e. Private to "eke": k. Private to "eyre": ry.
"eke" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "eyre" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- eyre ← erye · eyer · eyrre · eyyre · yere
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eke" for "eyre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eke" vs "eyre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eke" and "eyre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eyre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,107 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eke" and "eyre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eke vs Eri". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #53,107 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.