# ex

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛks/ · frequency rank #1,633

## Definitions
1. The name of the Latin script letter X/x.

## Etymology
From Latin ex.

## Easily confused with
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-ey)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-ez)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-eye)
- **exe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exe)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exit)
- **exam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exam)
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-expo)
- **exec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exec)
- **exes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exes)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exon)
- **X** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-x)
- **e** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-ex)
- **ed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ed-vs-ex)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-ex)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eu-vs-ex)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/em-vs-ex)
- **el** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/el-vs-ex)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/en-vs-ex)
- **eh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eh-vs-ex)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/er-vs-ex)

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