Which to use
“early” is an adjective and “earth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #354
- “early” frequency rank
- #923
- “earth” frequency rank
- 1277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | early | earth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. | Alternative letter-case form of Earth; our planet, third out from the Sun. |
Letter map: early vs earth
Shared letters muted; letters that set early and earth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: early is anadjective and earthaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
early is recorded at frequency rank #354, classified as anadj. earth is at rank #923, tagged as aname, pronounced /ɜːθ/.
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 1277, this pair ranks #527,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of early vs earth
Shared letters: aer. Private to "early": ly. Private to "earth": ht.
"early" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "earth" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC