Which to use
“era” is a noun and “ergab” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,528
- “era” frequency rank
- #4,978
- “ergab” frequency rank
- 30506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | era | ergab |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ära, Epoche, Zeitalter | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ergeben |
Letter map: era vs ergab
Shared letters muted; letters that set era and ergab apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: era vs ergab
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: era is anoun and ergabaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
era is recorded at frequency rank #25,528, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ergab is at rank #4,978, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡaːp].
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 30506, this pair ranks #1,746,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of era vs ergab
Shared letters: aer. Private to "era": -. Private to "ergab": bg.
"era" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ergab" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ergab ← egrab · eragb · ergabb · ergba · erggab · errgab · regab
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "era" and "ergab" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "era" vs "ergab" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "era" vs "ergab" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "era" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ergab" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "era" and "ergab" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "era vs puzzles". 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 #1,746,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.