Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “ein” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #15,098
- “ein” frequency rank
- 54672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | ein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | (equipamento elétrico) ligado |
Letter map: ear vs ein
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and ein apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. ear and ein follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / ein
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and einanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. ein is at rank #15,098, tagged as anadv, pronounced /aɪ̯n/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 54672, this pair ranks #11,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs ein
Shared letters: e. Private to "ear": ar. Private to "ein": in.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ein" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ear" for "ein" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "ein" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ear" and "ein". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ein" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "ein" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.