Which to use
“edema” and “Ema” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,282
- “edema” frequency rank
- #19,695
- “Ema” frequency rank
- 44977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edema | Ema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acúmulo anormal de líquido no espaço intersticial devido ao desequilíbrio entre a pressão hidrostática e oncótica | prenome feminino |
Letter map: edema vs Ema
Shared letters muted; letters that set edema and Ema apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. edema runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Ema's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: edema and Ema
edema and Ema are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Ema” sits inside “edema”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edema is recorded at frequency rank #25,282, classified as anoun. Ema is at rank #19,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈẽ.mɐ/.
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 44977, this pair ranks #20,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edema vs Ema
Shared letters: aem. Private to "edema": d. Private to "Ema": -.
"edema" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Ema" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edema ← deema · eddema · edeam · edemma · edmea · eedma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edema" for "Ema" ever safe?
Frequency check: "edema" vs "Ema" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "edema" and "Ema". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "edema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ema" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edema" and "Ema" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ema vs ermo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #20,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.