# ere vs et

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### et
*verb · IPA /ɛt/ · frequency rank #2,200*
Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ere-vs-et