Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “eca” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #13,275
- “eca” frequency rank
- 52849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | eca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | expressa nojo |
Letter map: ear vs eca
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and eca apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ear (VVC) and eca (VCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / eca
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and ecaanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. 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 52849, this pair ranks #12,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs eca
Shared letters: ae. Private to "ear": r. Private to "eca": c.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ear" for "eca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "eca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ear" vs "eca" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" 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 #12,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "eca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.