entente cordiale
"entente-cordiale" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“entente cordiale” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.
Corpus desk
Index EN-entente-cordiale · entente cordiale · English
entente cordiale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entente cordiale |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “entente cordiale” in English
Rare enough to double-check
entente cordiale is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.".
No misspelling variants are generated for entente cordiale in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French entente cordiale. The correct English form is entente cordiale, spelled E-N-T-E-N-T-E- -C-O-R-D-I-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entente cordiale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His Reception and Speech at the City Hall. Entente Cordiale Between the Mayor and the President.
Bonaparte's first act after providing lucrative positions for his family was to write another letter, couched in language of a most fraternal nature, to the King of England, asking for peace. "Dear Cousin George," he wrote, ". . . let us restore the entente cordiale and go about our business without any further scrapping."
Etymology
Borrowed from French entente cordiale.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.