Which to use
“ele” and “erre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38
- “ele” frequency rank
- #41,985
- “erre” frequency rank
- 42023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ele | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular | nisto, nisso |
Where the eye mixes ele and erre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ele vs erre
A purely visual mix-up. ele (/ˈe.li/, /ˈe.lɪ/) and erre (/ˈɛrːɛ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42023, 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/. 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 42023, this pair ranks #23,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ele vs erre
Shared letters: e. Private to "ele": l. Private to "erre": r.
"ele" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erre ← ere · erer · rere
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ele" and "erre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ele" vs "erre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ele" and "erre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ele" 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 #23,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ele" 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 #23,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.