entree
/ˈɒntɹeɪ/noun
entree is spelled E-N-T-R-E-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, entree means “Alternative form of entrée” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of entree is entrées or entrees.
How many letters and syllables are in entree?
| Letters | 6: E-N-T-R-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is entree?
Entree appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce entree?
- /ˈɒntɹeɪ/
- /ˈɑntɹeɪ/
Entree has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-entrée.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with entree?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as entree.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: eterne.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of entree
- entrées plural
- entrees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does entree mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of entrée.
noun
- 1
AustraliaQuebecUKA smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
- 2
CanadaUSThe main course or main dish of a meal.
- 3
The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance.
- 4
An introduction or prelude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entree in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does entree come from?
Borrowed from French entrée. Doublet of entrada and entry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).