Which to use
“eca” is an intj and “ego” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,275
- “eca” frequency rank
- #6,872
- “ego” frequency rank
- 20147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eca | ego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa nojo | primeira pessoa do singular, eu |
Letter map: eca vs ego
Shared letters muted; letters that set eca and ego apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - eca and ego
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and egoapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. ego is at rank #6,872, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈe.ɡo/, /ˈe.ɡoː/.
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 20147, this pair ranks #50,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eca vs ego
Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "ego": go.
"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ego" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eca" and "ego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eca" or "ego" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "eca" and "ego". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "eca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eca" and "ego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ego vs elio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.