Which to use
“eat” is a verb and “es” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,550
- “eat” frequency rank
- #2,631
- “es” frequency rank
- 31181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eat | es |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comer | ele, ela, aquilo, pronome da terceira pessoa do neutro singular do caso nominativo. |
Where the eye mixes eat and es
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eat vs es
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eat is /ˈiːt/ while es is /'ɛs/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eat is recorded at frequency rank #28,550, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈiːt/. es is at rank #2,631, tagged as apron, pronounced /'ɛs/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
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 31181, this pair ranks #36,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eat vs es
Shared letters: e. Private to "eat": at. Private to "es": s.
"eat" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "es" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eat" for "es" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eat" or "es" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "es" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eat" and "es" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs eat". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.