ee
Ee·Ee/iː/interjection, noun
ee is spelled E-E: 2 letters and 2 syllables (Ee·Ee). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, ee means “eh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ee?
| Letters | 2: E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Ee·Ee |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ee?
Ee appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ee?
- /iː/
- [iː˧˦˧]
- [iː˦˦˧]
- /ˈiː/
Ee has 2 syllables, split Ee·Ee in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with ee
Also written: e.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ee
- een plural
- ees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
eh
- 2
Ew, yuck; expression of disgust.
noun
- 1
Enantiomeric excess.
- 2
ScotlandarchaicAn eye.
- 3
Alternative form of e: the name of the Latin script letter E/e.
ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay" instead of "I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa".
- 4
informalAlternative form of e (“The second semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat”).
noun
- 1
Initialism of electrical engineering.
- 2
Initialism of electrical engineer.
- 3
Initialism of expressed emotion.
- 4
Initialism of Easter egg.
POV: It's 2015 and you discover the creepiest EE.
- 5
Initialism of execution environment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.