I'm choosing 'r' because it's a very common consonant in English words. Looking at the pattern '____e_a__', there are several positions where 'r' could fit, particularly before or after vowels. Common patterns like 'er', 're', 'ar', and 'ra' appear frequently in English. With only 1 wrong guess so far, it's a good time to try high-frequency consonants like 'r'.