# ego vs égua

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ego
*pronoun · IPA /ˈe.ɡo/, /ˈe.ɡoː/ · frequency rank #6,872*
primeira pessoa do singular, eu

### égua
*intj · IPA /ˈɛ.gwa/ · frequency rank #22,505*
expressa espanto

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ego-vs-egua