Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ek

/ˈɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: ek
IPA: /ˈɛk/

6

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of endothelial keratoplasty.

name

Initialism of Enchanted Kingdom: an amusement park in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.

Colloquial

name

A surname from Swedish.

Example Sentences

"“As you are well aware, over the last few months we’ve made a considerable effort to rein in costs, but it simply hasn’t been enough,” Daniel Ek, Spotify’s chief executive, said in a note to employees on Monday. […] Mr. Ek also announced some changes among Spotify’s executives as part of an effort to “restructure our organization.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Ek.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

EKs (plural)

Derived Forms

DSEK DSAEK PDEK

Homonyms

eck

Rhymes With

check tech high-tech neck low-tech deck sec dec heck quebec wreck trek

Questions

How do you pronounce ek?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛk/.
What does ek mean?: Initialism of endothelial keratoplasty.
Where does ek come from?: Borrowed from Swedish Ek.

How to pronounce ek

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