# egg vs er

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### egg
*noun · IPA /ˈɛɡ/ · frequency rank #3,227*
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.

### 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/egg-vs-er