Which to use
“ear” and “eval” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,425
- “ear” frequency rank
- #45,913
- “eval” frequency rank
- 49338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | eval |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. | Abbreviation of evaluation. |
Where the eye mixes ear and eval
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ear vs eval
A purely visual mix-up. ear (/ˈɪə̯/) and eval (/ˈiː.væl/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #3,425, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪə̯/. eval is at rank #45,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈiː.væl/.
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 49338, this pair ranks #184,592 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs eval
Shared letters: ae. Private to "ear": r. Private to "eval": lv.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "eval" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eval ← eavl · evall · evval
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ear" and "eval" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ear" or "eval"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eval" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,592 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "eval" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Esau vs eval". 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 #184,592 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.