Which to use
“ehr” is a verb and “Esra” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,213
- “ehr” frequency rank
- #48,863
- “Esra” frequency rank
- 67076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ehr | Esra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ehren | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes ehr and Esra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ehr vs Esra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ehr is [eːɐ̯] while Esra is [ˈɛsʁa]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ehr is recorded at frequency rank #18,213, classified as averb, pronounced [eːɐ̯]. Esra is at rank #48,863, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈɛsʁa].
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 67076, this pair ranks #552,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ehr vs Esra
Shared letters: er. Private to "ehr": h. Private to "Esra": as.
"ehr" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Esra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Esra ← ersa · esar · esrra · essra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ehr" for "Esra" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ehr" and "Esra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Esra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #552,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ehr" and "Esra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edna vs Esra". 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 #552,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.