Which to use
“ear” and “easy” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #13,720
- “easy” frequency rank
- 53294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | easy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | fácil |
Letter map: ear vs easy
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and easy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: ear and easy
ear and easy are indexed as a confusable Portuguese 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 53294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. easy is at rank #13,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈiːzi/.
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 53294, this pair ranks #12,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs easy
Shared letters: ae. Private to "ear": r. Private to "easy": sy.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "easy" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- easy ← aesy · eassy · easyy · eays · esay
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ear" and "easy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "easy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ear" vs "easy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "easy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "easy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". 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 #12,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.