Which to use
“e” is a conjunction and “el” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5
- “e” frequency rank
- #1,143
- “el” frequency rank
- 1148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | e | el |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usado para unir orações ou termos de mesma natureza gramatical | o, artigo definido masculino: |
Letter map: e vs el
Shared letters muted; letters that set e and el apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: e vs el
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: e is aconjunction and elanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “e” sits inside “el”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
e is recorded at frequency rank #5, classified as aconj, pronounced /i/. el is at rank #1,143, tagged as anarticle.
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 1148, this pair ranks #74,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of e vs el
Shared letters: e. Private to "e": -. Private to "el": l.
"e" · 1 letters · shape V · "el" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "e" and "el" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "e" or "el"?
What to do next
You've compared "e" and "el". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "e" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "el" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "e" and "el" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "el vs elio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.