Which to use
“encore” is a noun and “entre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,355
- “encore” frequency rank
- #36,126
- “entre” frequency rank
- 53481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encore | entre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete. | Archaic spelling of enter. |
Letter map: encore vs entre
Shared letters muted; letters that set encore and entre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. encore runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against entre's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for encore / entre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: encore is anoun and entreaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encore is recorded at frequency rank #17,355, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɒŋkɔː/. entre is at rank #36,126, tagged as averb.
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 53481, this pair ranks #148,595 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encore vs entre
Shared letters: enr. Private to "encore": co. Private to "entre": t.
"encore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encore" for "entre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "encore" or "entre"?
After this comparison
Pair "encore" vs "entre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "encore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,595 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encore" and "entre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engle vs entre". 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 #148,595 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.