# ebb vs er

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ebb
*noun · IPA /ɛb/ · frequency rank #27,442*
The receding movement of the tide.

### er
*intj · IPA /ɜː/ · frequency rank #4,756*
Said when hesitating in speech.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ebb-vs-er