Which to use
“eram” is a verb and “eras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #425
- “eram” frequency rank
- #9,997
- “eras” frequency rank
- 10422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eram | eras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ser | forma plural de era |
Where the eye mixes eram and eras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eram vs eras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eram is /ˈɛ.ɾã/ while eras is /ˈɛ.ɾəs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “eram” becomes s in “eras”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eram is recorded at frequency rank #425, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾã/. eras is at rank #9,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛ.ɾəs/.
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 10422, this pair ranks #62,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eram vs eras
Shared letters: aer. Private to "eram": m. Private to "eras": s.
"eram" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eras" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eram" and "eras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eram" or "eras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eram" and "eras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eras vs ermo". 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 #62,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.