ecavsEveWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#13,275
“eca” frequency rank
#13,077
“Eve” frequency rank
26352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eca Eve
Definition expressa nojo Eva

Letter map: eca vs Eve

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

3 ch
eca
3 ch
Eve

Role in the sentence - eca and Eve

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and Eveanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. Eve is at rank #13,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iːv/..

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 26352, this pair ranks #42,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eca vs Eve

Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "Eve": v.

"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "Eve" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eca" and "Eve" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "eca" is an intj and "Eve" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "eca" or "Eve"?
"Eve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,077 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.

After this comparison

Pair "eca" vs "Eve" 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 "Eve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eca" and "Eve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "être vs Eve". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #42,829 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