# Ezra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛzɹə/ · frequency rank #14,756

## Definitions
1. The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
2. A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
4. A surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.

## Easily confused with
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/er-vs-ezra)
- **ea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ea-vs-ezra)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ez-vs-ezra)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/era-vs-ezra)
- **ear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ear-vs-ezra)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epa-vs-ezra)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eva-vs-ezra)
- **err** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/err-vs-ezra)
- **eta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eta-vs-ezra)
- **ESA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esa-vs-ezra)
- **erm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erm-vs-ezra)
- **ERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ers-vs-ezra)
- **ere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ere-vs-ezra)
- **ERP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erp-vs-ezra)
- **ema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ema-vs-ezra)
- **EEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eea-vs-ezra)
- **EDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eda-vs-ezra)
- **Erc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erc-vs-ezra)
- **erg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erg-vs-ezra)
- **Eri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eri-vs-ezra)

## Common misspellings (5)
`erza`, `ezar`, `ezrra`, `ezzra`, `zera`

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