# erro vs être

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### erro
*verb · IPA /ˈer.roː/, /ˈɛr.roː/. · frequency rank #1,209*
afastar-se do caminho, errar

### être
*noun · IPA /ɛtʁ/ · frequency rank #48,731*
ser vivo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/erro-vs-etre