En vs Ed - What's the difference?

en | ed |


As a pronoun en

is he, him.

As a noun ed is

help.

en

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

(head)
  • English

    • Etymology 2

    The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
  • (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
    • Derived terms
    * (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en space
    See also
    *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
    • Derived terms
    * en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suite

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    ed

    English

    (wikipedia ed)

    Noun

  • edition
  • editor
  • education (uncountable)

    • Synonyms

    * (education)

    Noun

    (head)
  • Education. Often used in set phrases such as (phys ed), (term, driver's ed), (special ed), etc.

    • Anagrams

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