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Which to use

“egg” and “evo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,667
“egg” frequency rank
#8,659
“evo” frequency rank
47326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature egg evo
Definition Huevo Duración eterna

Where the eye mixes egg and evo

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

3 ch
egg
3 ch
evo

Visual trap between egg and evo

A purely visual mix-up. egg (/ɛɡ/) and evo ([ˈeβ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

egg is recorded at frequency rank #38,667, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɛɡ/. evo is at rank #8,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞o].

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 47326, this pair ranks #120,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of egg vs evo

Shared letters: e. Private to "egg": g. Private to "evo": ov.

"egg" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "evo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "egg" for "evo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ɛɡ/ versus [ˈeβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "egg" vs "evo" - which ranks higher?
"evo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,659 in our Spanish list, against #38,667 for "egg". 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 "egg" and "evo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "egg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "egg" and "evo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "egg vs EPL". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #120,691 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