Which to use
“erre” and “este” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,985
- “erre” frequency rank
- #77
- “este” frequency rank
- 42062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erre | este |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nisto, nisso | relativo a alguém ou alguma coisa que esteja perto de quem fala: |
Letter map: erre vs este
Shared letters muted; letters that set erre and este apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on erre vs este
erre and este are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erre is recorded at frequency rank #41,985, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈɛrːɛ/. este is at rank #77, tagged as apron.
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 42062, this pair ranks #23,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erre vs este
Shared letters: e. Private to "erre": r. Private to "este": st.
"erre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "este" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erre" and "este" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "erre" or "este" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "erre" vs "este" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "erre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "este" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erre" and "este" 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 #23,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.