Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “eras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #9,997
- “eras” frequency rank
- 49571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | eras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | forma plural de era |
Letter map: ear vs eras
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and eras apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / eras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and erasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. eras is at rank #9,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾəs/.
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 49571, this pair ranks #15,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs eras
Shared letters: aer. Private to "ear": -. Private to "eras": s.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "eras" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eras ← ears · erass · erras · ersa · reas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ear" and "eras" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ear" or "eras" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "ear" vs "eras" 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 "eras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "eras" 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 #15,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.