ei vs ev, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#2,629
“ei” frequency rank: #26,740
“ev” frequency rank: 29369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ei	ev
Definition	ovo	casa

Where the eye mixes ei and ev

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

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Look-alike desk: ei vs ev

A purely visual mix-up. ei (/ˈɛɪ/) and ev (/ɛv/) 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 a single letter - i in “ei” becomes v in “ev”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ei is recorded at frequency rank #2,629, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛɪ/. ev is at rank #26,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛv/.

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 29369, this pair ranks #39,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ei vs ev

Shared letters: e. Private to "ei": i. Private to "ev": v.

"ei" · 2 letters · shape VV · "ev" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ei" and "ev" be used interchangeably?

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

Frequency check: "ei" vs "ev" - which ranks higher?

"ei" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,629 in our Portuguese list, against #26,740 for "ev". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "ei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ev" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #39,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ei" and "ev" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs ev". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.