Which to use
“eres” is a noun and “ermo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,305
- “eres” frequency rank
- #43,878
- “ermo” frequency rank
- 81183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eres | ermo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de era: | que está só ou desacompanhado; solitário |
Letter map: eres vs ermo
Shared letters muted; letters that set eres and ermo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for eres / ermo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eres is anoun and ermoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eres is recorded at frequency rank #37,305, classified as anoun. ermo is at rank #43,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈeɾ.mu/.
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 81183, this pair ranks #1,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eres vs ermo
Shared letters: er. Private to "eres": s. Private to "ermo": mo.
"eres" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ermo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eres" for "ermo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eres" or "ermo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "eres" and "ermo".
- Full dictionary entry for "eres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ermo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eres" and "ermo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elio 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 #1,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.