Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “erro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #1,209
- “erro” frequency rank
- 40783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | erro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | afastar-se do caminho, errar |
Letter map: ear vs erro
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and erro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ear and erro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and erroaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. erro is at rank #1,209, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈer.roː/, /ˈɛr.roː/..
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 40783, this pair ranks #25,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs erro
Shared letters: er. Private to "ear": a. Private to "erro": o.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "erro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erro ← ero · eror · rero
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ear" for "erro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "erro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ear" and "erro".
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "erro" 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 #25,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.