ecavsépicaTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
#17,412
“épica” frequency rank
30687
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eca épica
Definition expressa nojo poesia épica

Letter map: eca vs épica

Shared letters muted; letters that set eca and épica apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. eca runs 3 letters (VCV) against épica's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
eca
5 ch
épica

Part-of-speech tell for eca / épica

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and épicaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. épica is at rank #17,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'e.pi.ka/.

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 30687, this pair ranks #37,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eca vs épica

Shared letters: ac. Private to "eca": e. Private to "épica": ipé.

"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "épica" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eca" and "épica" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eca" is an intj and "épica" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "eca" vs "épica" - which ranks higher?
"eca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,275 in our Portuguese list, against #17,412 for "épica". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "eca" and "épica". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "épica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eca" and "épica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épica vs espia". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #37,593 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