Which to use
“eram” and “errar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #425
- “eram” frequency rank
- #10,525
- “errar” frequency rank
- 10950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eram | errar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ser | cometer erro em |
Where the eye mixes eram and errar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eram and errar
A purely visual mix-up. eram (/ˈɛ.ɾã/) and errar (/i.ˈRaɾ/) 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 10950, 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/. errar is at rank #10,525, tagged as averb, pronounced /i.ˈRaɾ/.
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 10950, this pair ranks #62,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eram vs errar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "eram": m. Private to "errar": -.
"eram" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "errar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eram" and "errar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "eram" vs "errar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eram" and "errar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eram" and "errar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errar vs erre". 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 #62,009 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.