Which to use
“era” is a noun and “eram” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #72
- “era” frequency rank
- #425
- “eram” frequency rank
- 497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | era | eram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | época, período | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes era and eram
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between era and eram
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: era is /ˈɛ.ɾə/ while eram is /ˈɛ.ɾã/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “era” sits inside “eram”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
era is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾə/. eram is at rank #425, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾã/.
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 497, this pair ranks #75,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of era vs eram
Shared letters: aer. Private to "era": -. Private to "eram": m.
"era" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "eram" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eram ← earm · eramm · erma · erram · ream
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "era" and "eram" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "era" or "eram"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "era" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "era" and "eram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "era 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 #75,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.