Which to use
“entrance” and “entrances” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,688
- “entrance” frequency rank
- #19,076
- “entrances” frequency rank
- 22764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entrance | entrances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The action of entering, or going in. | plural of entrance |
Where the eye mixes entrance and entrances
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entrance runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against entrances's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entrance vs entrances
A purely visual mix-up. entrance (/ˈɛn.tɹəns/) and entrances (/ˈɛn.tɹəns.əz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “entrance” sits inside “entrances”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entrance is recorded at frequency rank #3,688, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛn.tɹəns/. entrances is at rank #19,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛn.tɹəns.əz/.
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 22764, this pair ranks #414,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entrance vs entrances
Shared letters: acenrt. Private to "entrance": -. Private to "entrances": s.
"entrance" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "entrances" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entrance" for "entrances" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "entrance" or "entrances" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "entrance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrances" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entrance" and "entrances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entranced vs entrances". 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 #414,188 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.