Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “errar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #10,525
- “errar” frequency rank
- 50099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | errar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | cometer erro em |
Letter map: ear vs errar
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and errar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: ear vs errar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and erraraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. errar is at rank #10,525, tagged as averb, pronounced /i.ˈRaɾ/.
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 50099, this pair ranks #14,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs errar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "ear": -. Private to "errar": -.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "errar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- errar ← erar · erarr · errarr · errra · rerar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ear" and "errar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ear" or "errar" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ear" and "errar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "errar" 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 #14,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.