Which to use
“eat” and “ets” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,550
- “eat” frequency rank
- #34,703
- “ets” frequency rank
- 63253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eat | ets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comer | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ésser |
Where the eye mixes eat and ets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eat (VVC) and ets (VCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses eat with ets
A purely visual mix-up. eat (/ˈiːt/) and ets (/ˈeʦ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63253, 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/. ets is at rank #34,703, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈeʦ/.
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 63253, this pair ranks #6,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eat vs ets
Shared letters: et. Private to "eat": a. Private to "ets": s.
"eat" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ets" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eat" for "ets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eat" vs "ets" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eat" and "ets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eat" and "ets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "être vs ets". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.