ecavseloWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
#10,178
“elo” frequency rank
23453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eca elo
Definition expressa nojo cada uma das argolas de uma corrente

Letter map: eca vs elo

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

3 ch
eca
3 ch
elo

Part-of-speech tell for eca / elo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and eloanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. elo is at rank #10,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛ.lu/.

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 23453, this pair ranks #46,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eca vs elo

Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "elo": lo.

"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "elo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eca" for "elo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eca" is an intj and "elo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "eca" or "elo"?
"elo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,178 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

Pair "eca" vs "elo" 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 "elo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eca" and "elo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elio vs elo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #46,382 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