Which to use
“ele” is a pronoun and “elite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38
- “ele” frequency rank
- #3,389
- “elite” frequency rank
- 3427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ele | elite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular | o que há de melhor na sociedade |
Where the eye mixes ele and elite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ele and elite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ele is /ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/ while elite is /ɛ.ˈli.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ele is recorded at frequency rank #38, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/. elite is at rank #3,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛ.ˈli.tɨ/.
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 3427, this pair ranks #71,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ele vs elite
Shared letters: el. Private to "ele": -. Private to "elite": it.
"ele" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "elite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- elite ← eilte · eliet · elitte · ellite · eltie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ele" for "elite" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ele" or "elite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ele" and "elite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ele" and "elite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs elite". 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 #71,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.