Which to use
“ere” and “erre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,773
- “ere” frequency rank
- #45,302
- “erre” frequency rank
- 69075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ere | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de la letra r cuando tiene su sonido suave. | Nombre de la letra r, decimonovena del alfabeto español y decimoctava del orden latino internacional, sobre todo referida a su sonido fuerte.. |
Where the eye mixes ere and erre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ere runs 3 letters (VCV) against erre's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ere vs erre
A purely visual mix-up. ere ([ˈeɾe]) and erre ([ˈere]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ere is recorded at frequency rank #23,773, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeɾe]. erre is at rank #45,302, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈere].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69075, this pair ranks #32,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ere vs erre
Shared letters: er. Private to "ere": -. Private to "erre": -.
"ere" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erre ← erer · rere
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ere" and "erre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ere" or "erre"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ere" and "erre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre vs Erro". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #32,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.