Which to use
“errar” and “erro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,525
- “errar” frequency rank
- #1,209
- “erro” frequency rank
- 11734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errar | erro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cometer erro em | afastar-se do caminho, errar |
Where the eye mixes errar and erro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: errar vs erro
A purely visual mix-up. errar (/i.ˈRaɾ/) and erro (/ˈer.roː/, /ˈɛr.roː/.) 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 11734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errar is recorded at frequency rank #10,525, classified as averb, pronounced /i.ˈRaɾ/. erro is at rank #1,209, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈer.roː/, /ˈɛr.roː/..
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 11734, this pair ranks #61,055 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of errar vs erro
Shared letters: er. Private to "errar": a. Private to "erro": o.
"errar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "errar" and "erro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "errar" vs "erro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "errar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,055 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errar" and "erro" 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 #61,055 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.