Which to use
“ears” and “eyes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,877
- “ears” frequency rank
- #619
- “eyes” frequency rank
- 4496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ears | eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ear | plural of eye |
Where the eye mixes ears and eyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ears (/ɪəz/) and eyes (/aɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ears is recorded at frequency rank #3,877, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪəz/. eyes is at rank #619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɪz/.
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 4496, this pair ranks #518,729 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ears vs eyes
Shared letters: es. Private to "ears": ar. Private to "eyes": y.
"ears" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC