# e vs el

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### e
*conjunction · IPA /i/ · frequency rank #5*
usado para unir orações ou termos de mesma natureza gramatical

### el
*article · frequency rank #1,143*
o, artigo definido masculino:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/e-vs-el