# et

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛt/ · frequency rank #2,200

## Definitions
1. Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.

## Etymology
From Middle English et, from Old English ǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ēt. Doublet of ate.

## Easily confused with
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ex)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eu)
- **EV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ev)
- **ew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ew)
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ey)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ez)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eye)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eve)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eva)
- **eta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eta)
- **eth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eth)
- **evo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-evo)
- **ETF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-etf)
- **ETS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ets)
- **eww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eww)
- **exe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-exe)
- **ewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ewe)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-exit)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-eton)
- **etch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-etch)

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