Which to use
“errer” is a verb and “erreur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,802
- “errer” frequency rank
- #1,026
- “erreur” frequency rank
- 28828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errer | erreur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vaguer de côté et d’autre ; aller çà et là. | Fausse opinion ; fausse doctrine. |
Where the eye mixes errer and erreur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. errer runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against erreur's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: errer vs erreur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: errer is \e.ʁe\ while erreur is \ɛ.ʁœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errer is recorded at frequency rank #27,802, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁe\. erreur is at rank #1,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.ʁœʁ\.
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 28828, this pair ranks #320,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of errer vs erreur
Shared letters: er. Private to "errer": -. Private to "erreur": u.
"errer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erreur" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "errer" and "erreur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "errer" or "erreur"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "errer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errer" and "erreur" 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 #320,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.