# entrant vs entrust

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### entrant
*noun · IPA /ˈɛntɹənt/ · frequency rank #31,160*
A participant who enters something, such as a contest.

### entrust
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈtɹʌst/ · frequency rank #34,045*
To trust to the care of.

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