entrepot
en·tre·pôt/ˌɒntɹəˈpəʊ/noun
entrepot is spelled E-N-T-R-E-P-O-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (en·tre·pôt). It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, entrepot means “Alternative spelling of entrepôt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of entrepot is entrepôts or entrepots.
How many letters and syllables are in entrepot?
| Letters | 8: E-N-T-R-E-P-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·tre·pôt |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 entrepot?
Entrepot appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 entrepot?
- UK /ˌɒntɹəˈpəʊ/
- UK /ˈɒntɹəpəʊ/
- UK /ˈɒ̃-/
Entrepot has 3 syllables, split en·tre·pôt in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-entrepôt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with entrepot?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as entrepot from its last stressed vowel (/əʊ/, British pronunciation):
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 entrepot
- entrepôts plural
- entrepots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does entrepot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of entrepôt.
noun
- 1
A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.
- 2
archaicThe temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export.
- 3
archaicA depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entrepot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, dis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Packhaus, Zolllager |
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 entrepot come from?
Borrowed from French entrepôt, entrepost (“temporary storage of goods; place for temporary storage and distribution of goods”) (archaic), from entreposer (“to store goods in a warehouse”), with the ending influenced by dépôt (“store, warehouse, depot”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).