Which to use
“ele” is a pronoun and “elmo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38
- “ele” frequency rank
- #26,722
- “elmo” frequency rank
- 26760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ele | elmo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular | capacete de armadura antiga |
Letter map: ele vs elmo
Shared letters muted; letters that set ele and elmo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ele and elmo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ele is apronoun and elmoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26760, 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/. elmo is at rank #26,722, tagged as anoun.
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 26760, this pair ranks #42,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ele vs elmo
Shared letters: el. Private to "ele": -. Private to "elmo": mo.
"ele" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "elmo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- elmo ← ellmo · elmmo · elom · lemo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ele" and "elmo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ele" or "elmo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ele" and "elmo".
- Full dictionary entry for "ele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elmo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ele" and "elmo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elio vs elmo". 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 #42,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.