eu

Name: eu, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈew/

//ˈew// pron

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“eu” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #20 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a pronoun.

#20
frequency rank, Portuguese: 2
letters: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - usado por um ser para indicar a si próprio

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

eu vs ev

50% similar

eu vs Eva

0% similar

eu vs Eve

0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for eu
Property	Value
Headword	eu
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Pronoun
IPA	/ˈew/
Letters	2
Frequency rank	#20
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eu” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). eu lands here:

#20

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for eu is 2 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈew/. Corpus data places it at rank #20 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "usado por um ser para indicar a si próprio".

eu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ev", "Eva", "Eve", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is eu, spelled E-U.

Definition

1
usado por um ser para indicar a si próprio

This word in other languages

I(English)yo(Español)je(Français)ich(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eu"?

"eu" is spelled E-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈew/.

What does "eu" mean?

As a pronoun, "eu" means: usado por um ser para indicar a si próprio

What words are commonly confused with "eu"?

"eu" is commonly confused with "ev", "Eva", "Eve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "eu"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eu" is /ˈew/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "eu" come from?

"eu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “eu”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈew/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “ev” - see the side-by-side comparison. eu vs ev
Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.