# Eben

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,181

## Definitions
1. A male given name.

## Etymology
Shortened from Ebenezer; equivalent to Hebrew אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”).

## Easily confused with
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-en)
- **ee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-ee)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eye)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eve)
- **eel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eel)
- **ere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-ere)
- **EEG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eeg)
- **een** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-een)
- **ese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-ese)
- **exe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-exe)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-ele)
- **ewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-ewe)
- **EEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eea)
- **eee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eee)
- **EEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eec)
- **eon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eon)
- **eek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eek)
- **eke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-eke)
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-even)
- **ever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-ever)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ebben`, `ebenn`, `eebn`

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