Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “eram” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #425
- “eram” frequency rank
- 39999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | eram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Letter map: ear vs eram
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and eram apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / eram
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and eramaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. eram is at rank #425, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾã/.
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 39999, this pair ranks #26,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs eram
Shared letters: aer. Private to "ear": -. Private to "eram": m.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "eram" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eram ← earm · eramm · erma · erram · ream
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ear" and "eram" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ear" or "eram" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "ear" vs "eram" 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 "eram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "eram" 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 #26,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.