# Erc vs ere

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Erc
*name · frequency rank #43,630*
A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.

### ere
*adverb · IPA /ɛə/ · frequency rank #24,153*
At an earlier time.

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