# Zeke

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ziːk/ · frequency rank #22,867

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Ezekiel, also used as a formal given name.
2. The A6M Zero Japanese fighter airplane of World War II.

## Easily confused with
- **Zen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zen)
- **Zoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zoe)
- **zone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zone)
- **zero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zero)
- **Zeus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zeus)
- **zest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zest)
- **zeta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zeta)
- **zine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zine)
- **zika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zika)
- **Zeno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zeno)
- **ze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ze-vs-zeke)
- **zee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zee-vs-zeke)
- **zak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zak-vs-zeke)
- **zed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zed-vs-zeke)
- **zeal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeal-vs-zeke)
- **Zane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zane-vs-zeke)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ezke`, `zeek`, `zekke`, `zkee`, `zzeke`

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