# erect vs event

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### erect
*adjective · IPA /ɪˈɹɛkt/ · frequency rank #14,524*
Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

### event
*noun · IPA /ɪˈvɛnt/ · frequency rank #673*
An occurrence; something that happens.

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