eirs

/ɛəɹz/

//ɛəɹz// pron

"eirs" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eirs” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eirs · eirs · English

eirs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for eirs
PropertyValue
Headwordeirs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ɛəɹz/
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “eirs” in English

eirssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eirs is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed /ɛəɹz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eirs, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From eir + 's, or by removing th from theirs. The correct English form is eirs, spelled E-I-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers.

Etymology

From eir + 's, or by removing th from theirs.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eirs"?
"eirs" is spelled E-I-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛəɹz/.
What does "eirs" mean?
As a pronoun, "eirs" means: That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers.
How do you pronounce "eirs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eirs" is /ɛəɹz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "eirs"?
From eir + 's, or by removing th from theirs. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list