Which to use
“eared” and “erased” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,271
- “eared” frequency rank
- #15,160
- “erased” frequency rank
- 50431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eared | erased |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having ears (of a specified type). | Having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left jagged or uneven, as distinguished from couped. |
Letter map: eared vs erased
Shared letters muted; letters that set eared and erased apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. eared runs 5 letters (VVCVC) against erased's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on eared vs erased
eared and erased are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eared is recorded at frequency rank #35,271, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɪəd/. erased is at rank #15,160, tagged as anadj.
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 50431, this pair ranks #174,317 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eared vs erased
Shared letters: ader. Private to "eared": -. Private to "erased": s.
"eared" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "erased" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eared" for "erased" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eared" vs "erased" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "eared" and "erased". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "eared" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erased" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,317 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eared" and "erased" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eared vs easel". 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 #174,317 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.