Which to use
“ele” is a pronoun and “eres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38
- “ele” frequency rank
- #37,305
- “eres” frequency rank
- 37343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ele | eres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular | forma plural de era: |
Letter map: ele vs eres
Shared letters muted; letters that set ele and eres apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ele and eres
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ele is apronoun and eresanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ele is recorded at frequency rank #38, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/. eres is at rank #37,305, tagged as anoun.
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 37343, this pair ranks #29,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ele vs eres
Shared letters: e. Private to "ele": l. Private to "eres": rs.
"ele" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "eres" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eres ← eers · eress · erres · erse · rees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ele" for "eres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ele" vs "eres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "ele" vs "eres" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ele" and "eres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eres 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 #29,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.