Which to use
“errer” is a verb and “erreurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,802
- “errer” frequency rank
- #2,123
- “erreurs” frequency rank
- 29925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errer | erreurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vaguer de côté et d’autre ; aller çà et là. | Pluriel de erreur. |
Where the eye mixes errer and erreurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. errer runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against erreurs's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses errer with erreurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: errer is \e.ʁe\ while erreurs is \ɛ.ʁœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 29925, 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\. erreurs is at rank #2,123, 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 29925, this pair ranks #313,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of errer vs erreurs
Shared letters: er. Private to "errer": -. Private to "erreurs": su.
"errer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erreurs" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "errer" for "erreurs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "errer" vs "erreurs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "errer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errer" and "erreurs" 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 #313,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.