# entrant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛntɹənt/ · frequency rank #31,160

## Definitions
1. A participant who enters something, such as a contest.
2. A newcomer.

## Etymology
From French entrant, present participle of entrer.

## Easily confused with
- **extant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entrant-vs-extant)
- **errant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entrant-vs-errant)
- **extract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entrant-vs-extract)
- **entrust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entrant-vs-entrust)
- **enchant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enchant-vs-entrant)
- **entrance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entrance-vs-entrant)

## Common misspellings (11)
`enntrant`, `enrtant`, `entarnt`, `entrannt`, `entrantt`, `entratn`, `entrnat`, `entrrant`, `enttrant`, `etnrant`, `netrant`

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