# erg vs eyre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### erg
*noun · IPA /ɜːɡ/ · frequency rank #48,222*
A unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.

### eyre
*noun · IPA /ɛəɹ/ · frequency rank #24,442*
A journey taken by certain Medieval English itinerant judges (justices in eyre)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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