eir
/ɛɹ/determinernonstandard
eir is spelled E-I-R: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a determiner, eir means “Belonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eir?
| Letters | 3: E-I-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eir?
Eir appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eir?
- US /ɛɹ/
- UK /ɛə/
Eir has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with eir
Sounds like: ere (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with eir?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as eir from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ire, rei.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does eir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
determiner
- 1
nonstandardrareBelonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her.
“You idiot girl! Are you childsick?” She grabbed Asu’s wrist; Asu made no effort to twist away. “Sand and soil, tell me you’re not pregnant. Is it that–what’s eir name? Aeran? Have you lain with em? Tell me!” […] Empre waded out to help the
noun
- 1
Initialism of excess information rate.
- 2
USInitialism of establishment inspection report: a report issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following the inspection of a facility where goods under the authority of the agency are manufactured, held, or sold.
- 3
Initialism of environmental impact report.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eir come from?
Coined by Christine M. Elverson by removing "th" from their.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).