# e

> English word · Character · IPA /ˈiː/ · frequency rank #525

## Definitions
1. The fifth letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script.

## Etymology
The letter name is ultimately from Latin ē. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced, in whole or in part, five futhorc letters in the 7th century: ᛖ (e), ᚫ (æ), ᛠ (ea), ᛇ (eo), and ᛟ (œ).

## Easily confused with
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ex)
- **ed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ed)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-et)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-eu)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-em)
- **el** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-el)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-en)
- **eh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-eh)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-er)
- **EP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ep)
- **ES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-es)
- **ea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ea)
- **EV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ev)
- **ee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ee)
- **ew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ew)
- **E3** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-e3)
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ey)
- **ef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ef)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ez)
- **Ek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ek)

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