Which to use
“errent” and “errer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,590
- “errent” frequency rank
- #27,802
- “errer” frequency rank
- 73392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errent | errer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de errer. | Vaguer de côté et d’autre ; aller çà et là. |
Where the eye mixes errent and errer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. errent runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against errer's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses errent with errer
A purely visual mix-up. errent (\ɛʁ\) and errer (\e.ʁe\) 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 73392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errent is recorded at frequency rank #45,590, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛʁ\. errer is at rank #27,802, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʁe\.
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 73392, this pair ranks #40,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of errent vs errer
Shared letters: er. Private to "errent": nt. Private to "errer": -.
"errent" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "errer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "errent" and "errer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "errent" vs "errer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "errent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errent" and "errer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs errer". 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 #40,622 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.