ecavsesTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
#2,631
“es” frequency rank
15906
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eca es
Definition expressa nojo ele, ela, aquilo, pronome da terceira pessoa do neutro singular do caso nominativo.

Letter map: eca vs es

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

3 ch
eca
2 ch
es

Role in the sentence - eca and es

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and esapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. es is at rank #2,631, tagged as apron, pronounced /'ɛs/ 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 15906, this pair ranks #55,811 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eca vs es

Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "es": s.

"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "es" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eca" and "es" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eca" is an intj and "es" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "eca" vs "es" - which ranks higher?
"es" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,631 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "eca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "es" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,811 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eca" and "es" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs eca". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #55,811 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