eyre
/ˈɛɹ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
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eyre and heir are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. eyre means “a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent”. heir means “a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another”. heir is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɛɹ/
1.n.a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
/ˈɛɹ/
1.n.a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
| eyre | heir | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛɹ/ | /ˈɛɹ/ |
| Said | er | er |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 1 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | Lake Eyre | inheritor, heritor |
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2.n.a person who inherits some title or office