Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “erre” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #41,985
- “erre” frequency rank
- 81559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | nisto, nisso |
Letter map: ear vs erre
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and erre apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / erre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and erreapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. erre is at rank #41,985, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈɛrːɛ/.
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 81559, this pair ranks #1,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs erre
Shared letters: er. Private to "ear": a. Private to "erre": -.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erre ← ere · erer · rere
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ear" and "erre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ear" or "erre"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ear" and "erre".
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "erre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre 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 #1,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.