Which to use
“er” and “erre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,866
- “er” frequency rank
- #41,985
- “erre” frequency rank
- 53851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | er | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ele, aquele, aquilo, terceira pessoa do masculino singular do caso nominativo | nisto, nisso |
Letter map: er vs erre
Shared letters muted; letters that set er and erre apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: er and erre
er and erre are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “er” sits inside “erre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
er is recorded at frequency rank #11,866, classified as apron. 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 53851, this pair ranks #11,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of er vs erre
Shared letters: er. Private to "er": -. Private to "erre": -.
"er" · 2 letters · shape VC · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erre ← ere · erer · rere
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "er" and "erre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "er" or "erre"?
What to do next
Pair "er" vs "erre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "er" 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 #11,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "er" 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 #11,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.