eachvsecaWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#28,177
“each” frequency rank
#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
41452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each eca
Definition cavalo expressa nojo

Letter map: each vs eca

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

4 ch
each
3 ch
eca

Grammar separator: each vs eca

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: each is anoun and ecaanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

each is recorded at frequency rank #28,177, classified as anoun. 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 41452, this pair ranks #24,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of each vs eca

Shared letters: ace. Private to "each": h. Private to "eca": -.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "each" for "eca" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is a noun and "eca" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "each" vs "eca" - which ranks higher?
"eca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,275 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.

What to do next

Pair "each" vs "eca" 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 "eca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "eca" 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 #24,466 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