Which to use
“enjoy” is a verb and “entry” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #848
- “enjoy” frequency rank
- #2,152
- “entry” frequency rank
- 3000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enjoy | entry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something. | The act of entering. |
Where the eye mixes enjoy and entry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enjoy and entry
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enjoy is /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ while entry is /ˈɛntɹi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enjoy is recorded at frequency rank #848, classified as averb, pronounced /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/. entry is at rank #2,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛntɹi/.
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 3000, this pair ranks #523,416 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enjoy vs entry
Shared letters: eny. Private to "enjoy": jo. Private to "entry": rt.
"enjoy" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "entry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enjoy" and "entry" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "enjoy" or "entry" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enjoy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #523,416 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enjoy" and "entry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enjoy vs Enos". 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 #523,416 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.