Which to use
“eram” is a verb and “erre” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #425
- “eram” frequency rank
- #41,985
- “erre” frequency rank
- 42410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eram | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ser | nisto, nisso |
Where the eye mixes eram and erre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eram (VCVC) and erre (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: eram vs erre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eram is /ˈɛ.ɾã/ while erre is /ˈɛrːɛ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42410, 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/. 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 42410, this pair ranks #23,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eram vs erre
Shared letters: er. Private to "eram": am. Private to "erre": -.
"eram" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eram" and "erre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "eram" or "erre"?
What to do next
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 "erre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eram" 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 #23,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.