Which to use
“eco” is an intj and “ético” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,146
- “eco” frequency rank
- #14,268
- “ético” frequency rank
- 21414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eco | ético |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa nojo | relativo à ética ou à moral |
Where the eye mixes eco and ético
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eco runs 3 letters (VCV) against ético's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eco vs ético
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eco is /ˈɛ.ku/ while ético is /ˈɛ.ti.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eco is recorded at frequency rank #7,146, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈɛ.ku/. ético is at rank #14,268, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɛ.ti.ku/.
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 21414, this pair ranks #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eco vs ético
Shared letters: co. Private to "eco": e. Private to "ético": ité.
"eco" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ético" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eco" for "ético" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eco" or "ético" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eco" and "ético" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ético" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eco" and "ético" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eólico vs ético". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.