Which to use
“entry” and “envy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,152
- “entry” frequency rank
- #9,040
- “envy” frequency rank
- 11192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entry | envy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of entering. | Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). |
Where the eye mixes entry and envy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entry with envy
A purely visual mix-up. entry (/ˈɛntɹi/) and envy (/ˈɛnvi/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entry is recorded at frequency rank #2,152, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛntɹi/. envy is at rank #9,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛnvi/.
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 11192, this pair ranks #488,394 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entry vs envy
Shared letters: eny. Private to "entry": rt. Private to "envy": v.
"entry" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "envy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entry" for "envy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entry" or "envy"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "entry" and "envy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #488,394 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entry" and "envy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enos vs envy". 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 #488,394 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.