English · Word Candidate

er

/ɜː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: ers · erring · erred

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Said when hesitating in speech.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khi ngập ngừng trong lời nói

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InterjectionRegister: informal

Examples

“Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!”

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phát âm từ er khi ngập ngừng

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VerbRegister: informal

Examples

um and er

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An occurrence of the interjection "er".

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự xảy ra của từ liên tục er

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Noun

Examples

Although Shakespeare refers to “hums and ha’s,” sifting through etiquette manuals and public-speaking guides turns up scant evidence of a prohibition against ums, ers and uhs, which are profuse in the first recording of Thomas Edison’s voice, in 1888. Mr. Erard, rather ingeniously, traces the prohib

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tên của chữ cái Р / р trong bảng chữ cái Cyrillic

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “er” mean?

Said when hesitating in speech.

Is “er” formal or informal?

er is generally informal.