Which to use
“ease” is a noun and “ere” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,015
- “ease” frequency rank
- #24,153
- “ere” frequency rank
- 28168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ease | ere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily. | At an earlier time. |
Where the eye mixes ease and ere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ease and ere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ease is /iːz/ while ere is /ɛə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ease is recorded at frequency rank #4,015, classified as anoun, pronounced /iːz/. ere is at rank #24,153, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɛə/.
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 28168, this pair ranks #373,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ease vs ere
Shared letters: e. Private to "ease": as. Private to "ere": r.
"ease" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "ere" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ease ← aese · eaes · easse · esae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ease" for "ere" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ease" vs "ere" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ease" and "ere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ease" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ease" and "ere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ere vs Eri". 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 #373,209 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.