eachvsehWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#28,177
“each” frequency rank
#4,723
“eh” frequency rank
32900
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature each eh
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Letter map: each vs eh

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

4 ch
each
2 ch
eh

Part-of-speech tell for each / eh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: each is anoun and ehanintj. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

each is recorded at frequency rank #28,177, classified as anoun. eh is at rank #4,723, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ɛ/.

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 32900, this pair ranks #34,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of each vs eh

Shared letters: eh. Private to "each": ac. Private to "eh": -.

"each" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "eh" · 2 letters · shape VC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eachaech · eacch · eachh · eahc · ecah

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "each" and "eh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "each" is a noun and "eh" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "each" or "eh" show up more?
"eh" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,723 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.

After this comparison

You've compared "each" and "eh". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "each" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "each" and "eh" 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 #34,757 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