# er vs Eri

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Eri
*name · frequency rank #49,902*
A female given name from Japanese.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/er-vs-eri