Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “ela” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #48
- “ela” frequency rank
- 39622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | ela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular |
Letter map: ear vs ela
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and ela apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ear (VVC) and ela (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 / ela
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and elaapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. ela is at rank #48, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈɛ.lɐ/.
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 39622, this pair ranks #26,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs ela
Shared letters: ae. Private to "ear": r. Private to "ela": l.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ela" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ear" and "ela" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ear" or "ela" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ear" and "ela". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "ela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.