Which to use
“eca” is an intj and “ele” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,275
- “eca” frequency rank
- #38
- “ele” frequency rank
- 13313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eca | ele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa nojo | pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular |
Letter map: eca vs ele
Shared letters muted; letters that set eca and ele apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - eca and ele
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and eleapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. ele is at rank #38, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/.
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 13313, this pair ranks #59,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eca vs ele
Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "ele": l.
"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ele" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "eca" vs "ele" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "eca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eca" and "ele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs eca". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.