Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “emir” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #27,077
- “emir” frequency rank
- 66651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | emir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | título que designa, originariamente, o chefe do mundo muçulmano |
Letter map: ear vs emir
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and emir apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ear vs emir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and emiranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. emir is at rank #27,077, tagged as anoun.
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 66651, this pair ranks #4,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs emir
Shared letters: er. Private to "ear": a. Private to "emir": im.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "emir" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emir ← eimr · emirr · emmir · emri · meir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ear" for "emir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "emir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ear" and "emir".
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "emir" 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 #4,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.