# ego vs ele

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ele
*pronoun · IPA /ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/ · frequency rank #38*
pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ego-vs-ele