Which to use
“ee” is an intj and “erre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,955
- “ee” frequency rank
- #27,429
- “erre” frequency rank
- 52384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ee | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exprime la surprise. | Lettre latine R, r. |
Letter map: ee vs erre
Shared letters muted; letters that set ee and erre apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ee and erre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ee is anintj and erreanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ee is recorded at frequency rank #24,955, classified as anintj. erre is at rank #27,429, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛʁ\.
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 52384, this pair ranks #148,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ee vs erre
Shared letters: e. Private to "ee": -. Private to "erre": r.
"ee" · 2 letters · shape VV · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erre ← ere · erer · rere
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ee" for "erre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ee" or "erre"?
After this comparison
Pair "ee" vs "erre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ee" 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 #148,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ee" and "erre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ee vs EPO". 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 #148,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.