entrance

/ˈɛn.tɹəns/

//ˈɛn.tɹəns// noun

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"entrance" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“entrance” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,688
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The action of entering, or going in.

Corpus desk

Index EN-entrance · entrance · English

entrance · rank #3,688 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,688
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Disney

Nearest frequency peer: Disney (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “entrance”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “entrance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entrance vs entrant
75% similar
entrance vs entrances
89% similar
entrance vs entranced
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entrance
PropertyValue
Headwordentrance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛn.tɹəns/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,688
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “entrance”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).entrancelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Disney” (#3,687), “equally” (#3,689), “discover” (#3,686). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “entrance” is #3,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around entrance (IPA /ˈɛn.tɹəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,688 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for entrance, with forms such as "enntrance", "enrtance", and "entarnce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "entrant", "entrances", "entranced", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”). The correct English form is entrance, spelled E-N-T-R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The action of entering, or going in.
  2. 2
    The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
  3. 3
    The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
  4. 4
    The right to go in.
  5. 5
    The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
  6. 6
    The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
  7. 7
    The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
  8. 8
    The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
  9. 9
    The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how entrance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. make a grand entrance
  2. Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.

Etymology

From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).

Synonyms

ingang

Antonyms

exit

This word in other languages

entrada(Español)entrée(Français)Eingang(Deutsch)entrada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntrance
  • enrtance
  • entarnce
  • entracne
  • entrancce
  • entranec
  • entrannce
  • entrence
  • entrnace
  • entrrance
  • enttrance
  • etnrance
  • netrance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entrance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enntrance1enrtance2entarnce2entracne2entrancce1entranec2entrannce1entrence1
Edit distance from "entrance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entrance"?
"entrance" is spelled E-N-T-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛn.tɹəns/.
What does "entrance" mean?
As a noun, "entrance" means: The action of entering, or going in.
What words are commonly confused with "entrance"?
"entrance" is commonly confused with "entrant", "entrances", "entranced". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entrance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrance" is /ˈɛn.tɹəns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "entrance"?
From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entrance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discover#3,686disaster#3,685handling#3,696consists#3,679

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list