Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “eco” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #7,146
- “eco” frequency rank
- 46720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | eco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | expressa nojo |
Letter map: ear vs eco
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and eco apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. ear (VVC) and eco (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 / eco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and ecoanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. eco is at rank #7,146, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈɛ.ku/.
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 46720, this pair ranks #18,588 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs eco
Shared letters: e. Private to "ear": ar. Private to "eco": co.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "eco" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ear" for "eco" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "eco" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ear" vs "eco" 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 "eco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,588 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "eco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,588 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.