Which to use
“errer” is a verb and “évier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,802
- “errer” frequency rank
- #20,029
- “évier” frequency rank
- 47831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errer | évier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vaguer de côté et d’autre ; aller çà et là. | Table en céramique, en métal ou en pierre, comportant un bassin creusé dans lequel on lave la vaisselle, et qui a un trou pour l’écoulement des eaux. |
Where the eye mixes errer and évier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: errer vs évier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: errer is \e.ʁe\ while évier is \e.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47831, 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\. évier is at rank #20,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vje\.
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 47831, this pair ranks #183,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of errer vs évier
Shared letters: er. Private to "errer": -. Private to "évier": ivé.
"errer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "évier" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- errer ← ererr · errerr · errre · rerer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "errer" and "évier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "errer" or "évier" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "errer" and "évier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "errer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errer" and "évier" 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 #183,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.