ecavsEisWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: eca is a intj, Eis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“eca” is an intj and “Eis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
#2,833
“Eis” frequency rank
16108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eca Eis
Definition expressa nojo gelo

Letter map: eca vs Eis

Shared letters muted; letters that set eca and Eis apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
eca
3 ch
Eis

Grammar separator: eca vs Eis

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and Eisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. Eis is at rank #2,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɪ̯s/ 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 16108, this pair ranks #55,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eca vs Eis

Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "Eis": is.

"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "Eis" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eca" for "Eis" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eca" is an intj and "Eis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eca" or "Eis" show up more?
"Eis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,833 in our Portuguese list, against #13,275 for "eca". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "eca" and "Eis".

  • Full dictionary entry for "eca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Eis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eca" and "Eis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs eca". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #55,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list