# entered vs entire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### entered
*verb · IPA /ˈɛntə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #1,936*
simple past and past participle of enter

### entire
*adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtaɪə/ · frequency rank #849*
Whole; complete.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entered-vs-entire