evsecaConfusable pair

Quick tell: e is a conjunction, eca is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“e” is a conjunction and “eca” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5
“e” frequency rank
#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
13280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature e eca
Definition usado para unir orações ou termos de mesma natureza gramatical expressa nojo

Letter map: e vs eca

Shared letters muted; letters that set e and eca apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

1 ch
e
3 ch
eca

Role in the sentence - e and eca

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: e is aconjunction and ecaanintj. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “e” sits inside “eca”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

e is recorded at frequency rank #5, classified as aconj, pronounced /i/. eca is at rank #13,275, tagged as anintj.

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 13280, this pair ranks #59,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of e vs eca

Shared letters: e. Private to "e": -. Private to "eca": ac.

"e" · 1 letters · shape V  ·  "eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "e" and "eca" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "e" is a conjunction and "eca" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "e" vs "eca" - which ranks higher?
"e" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5 in our Portuguese list, against #13,275 for "eca". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "e" and "eca".

  • Full dictionary entry for "e" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "e" and "eca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs eca". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #59,128 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list