eavsemeTell them apart

Quick tell: ea is a intj, eme is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ea” is an intj and “eme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,324
“ea” frequency rank
#40,276
“eme” frequency rank
50600
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ea eme
Definition Expresa sorpresa. Nombre de la letra m.

Where the eye mixes ea and eme

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch
ea
3 ch
eme

Look-alike desk: ea vs eme

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ea is [ˈea] while eme is [ˈeme]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ea is recorded at frequency rank #10,324, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈea]. eme is at rank #40,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeme].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 50600, this pair ranks #102,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ea vs eme

Shared letters: e. Private to "ea": a. Private to "eme": m.

"ea" · 2 letters · shape VV  ·  "eme" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ea" for "eme" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ea" is an intj and "eme" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ea" vs "eme" - which ranks higher?
"ea" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,324 in our Spanish list, against #40,276 for "eme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ea" and "eme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ea" and "eme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eme vs EPL". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #102,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list