Ema vs es, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Ema” is a noun and “es” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,695
“Ema” frequency rank: #2,631
“es” frequency rank: 22326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Ema	es
Definition	prenome feminino	ele, ela, aquilo, pronome da terceira pessoa do neutro singular do caso nominativo.

Where the eye mixes Ema and es

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

3 ch

Ema

2 ch

Why the eye confuses Ema with es

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ema is /ˈẽ.mɐ/ while es is /'ɛs/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ema is recorded at frequency rank #19,695, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈẽ.mɐ/. es is at rank #2,631, tagged as apron, pronounced /'ɛs/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).

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 22326, this pair ranks #47,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ema vs es

Shared letters: e. Private to "Ema": am. Private to "es": s.

"Ema" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "es" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Ema" for "es" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Ema" is a noun and "es" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Ema" or "es"?

"es" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,631 in our Portuguese list, against #19,695 for "Ema". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Ema" and "es" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "Ema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "es" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #47,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Ema" and "es" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ema vs ermo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #47,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.