entre

verb

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"entre" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“entre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,126
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archaic spelling of enter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-entre · entre · English

entre · rank #36,126 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,126
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eocene

Nearest frequency peer: Eocene (+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 “entre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “entre” 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).

entre vs ere
60% similar
entre vs eyre
60% similar
entre vs entry
80% similar

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

Key facts for entre
PropertyValue
Headwordentre
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,126
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “entre”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).entrelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Eocene” (#36,127), “epigenetic” (#36,128), “eminently” (#36,123). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “entre” is #36,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around entre, averb. Corpus frequency is #36,126 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Archaic spelling of enter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for entre, with forms such as "enntre", "enrte", and "entrre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ere", "eyre", "entry", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is entre, spelled E-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of enter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. And whosoever doth not suffer corruption to entre, by the five gates unto his soule, is rekoned amongest ...
  2. Thus warlikely accoutred she rode immediately to Blois, where Forces and Provisions lay for the Relief of Orleans, with which she and the Marshal and Admiral of France entred.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntre
  • enrte
  • entrre
  • enttre
  • etnre
  • netre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enntre1enrte2entrre1enttre1etnre2netre2
Edit distance from "entre"

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 "entre"?
"entre" is spelled E-N-T-R-E.
What does "entre" mean?
As a verb, "entre" means: Archaic spelling of enter.
What words are commonly confused with "entre"?
"entre" is commonly confused with "ere", "eyre", "entry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "entre" come from?
"entre" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dolph#36,110fizzy#36,144dingy#36,105Diggs#36,104

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

dales6 variantsbunt6 variantsLazio6 variantsliber6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list