eachvseasyWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: each is a noun, easy is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“each” is a noun and “easy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,177
“each” frequency rank
#13,720
“easy” frequency rank
41897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each easy
Definition cavalo fácil

Letter map: each vs easy

Shared letters muted; letters that set each and easy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
each
4 ch
easy

Grammar separator: each vs easy

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: each is anoun and easyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

each is recorded at frequency rank #28,177, classified as anoun. easy is at rank #13,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈiːzi/.

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 41897, this pair ranks #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of each vs easy

Shared letters: ae. Private to "each": ch. Private to "easy": sy.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "easy" · 4 letters · shape VVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah
  • easyaesy · eassy · easyy · eays · esay

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "each" for "easy" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is a noun and "easy" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "each" vs "easy" - which ranks higher?
"easy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,720 in our Portuguese list, against #28,177 for "each". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "each" vs "easy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "each" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "easy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "easy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "each vs ear". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #23,966 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