ecrã vs Eva, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ecrã” and “Eva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,046
“ecrã” frequency rank: #5,097
“Eva” frequency rank: 17143
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ecrã	Eva
Definition	superfície onde se projetam, reproduzem ou formam imagens	Eva

Where the eye mixes ecrã and Eva

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch

ecrã

3 ch

Eva

Why the eye confuses ecrã with Eva

A purely visual mix-up. ecrã (/ɛ.ˈkɾɐ̃/) and Eva (/ˈeːfa/.) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ecrã is recorded at frequency rank #12,046, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɛ.ˈkɾɐ̃/. Eva is at rank #5,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈeːfa/..

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 17143, this pair ranks #54,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ecrã vs Eva

Shared letters: e. Private to "ecrã": crã. Private to "Eva": av.

"ecrã" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Eva" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ecrã" for "Eva" ever safe?

No. They are said differently (/ɛ.ˈkɾɐ̃/ versus /ˈeːfa/.) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Frequency check: "ecrã" vs "Eva" - which ranks higher?

"Eva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,097 in our Portuguese list, against #12,046 for "ecrã". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ecrã" and "Eva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "ecrã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Eva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #54,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ecrã" and "Eva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ecrã vs être". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,188 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.