Which to use
“eine” is an article and “erre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,798
- “eine” frequency rank
- #27,429
- “erre” frequency rank
- 60227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin (accusatif ou nominatif) de ein. | Lettre latine R, r. |
Where the eye mixes eine and erre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eine (VVCV) and erre (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between eine and erre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eine is \ˈaɪ̯.nə\ while erre is \ɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #32,798, classified as anarticle, pronounced \ˈaɪ̯.nə\. 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 60227, this pair ranks #98,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs erre
Shared letters: e. Private to "eine": in. Private to "erre": r.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eine" and "erre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "eine" vs "erre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eine" and "erre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eine" 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 #98,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eine" and "erre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eine vs einer". 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 #98,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.