# err vs ESL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### err
*verb · IPA /ɜː/ · frequency rank #17,359*
To make a mistake.

### ESL
*noun · frequency rank #24,741*
Initialism of English as a second language.

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