Which to use
“eres” is a noun and “erre” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,305
- “eres” frequency rank
- #41,985
- “erre” frequency rank
- 79290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eres | erre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de era: | nisto, nisso |
Letter map: eres vs erre
Shared letters muted; letters that set eres and erre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. eres (VCVC) and erre (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for eres / erre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eres is anoun and erreapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eres is recorded at frequency rank #37,305, classified as anoun. 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 79290, this pair ranks #1,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eres vs erre
Shared letters: er. Private to "eres": s. Private to "erre": -.
"eres" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eres" and "erre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "eres" or "erre" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "eres" and "erre".
- Full dictionary entry for "eres" 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 #1,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eres" 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 #1,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.