Which to use
“erre” and “eur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,429
- “erre” frequency rank
- #11,765
- “eur” frequency rank
- 39194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erre | eur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lettre latine R, r. | Chance, bonne chance, fortune. |
Letter map: erre vs eur
Shared letters muted; letters that set erre and eur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: erre and eur
erre and eur are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erre is recorded at frequency rank #27,429, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛʁ\. eur is at rank #11,765, tagged as anoun.
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 39194, this pair ranks #249,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erre vs eur
Shared letters: er. Private to "erre": -. Private to "eur": u.
"erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "eur" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erre ← ere · erer · rere
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erre" for "eur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erre" vs "eur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "erre" and "eur".
- Full dictionary entry for "erre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erre" and "eur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre vs errent". 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 #249,780 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.