Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “er” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #11,866
- “er” frequency rank
- 51440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | er |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | ele, aquele, aquilo, terceira pessoa do masculino singular do caso nominativo |
Letter map: ear vs er
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and er apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / er
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and erapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. er is at rank #11,866, tagged as apron.
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 51440, this pair ranks #13,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs er
Shared letters: er. Private to "ear": a. Private to "er": -.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "er" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ear" and "er" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ear" or "er"?
What to do next
You've compared "ear" and "er". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "er" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "er" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.