entente
French, noun/ɑ̃.tɑ̃t/
entente is spelled E-N-T-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,743rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entente is a French feminine noun meaning “accord; agreement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Interprétation qu’on donne à un mot, à une phrase équivoque et susceptible de plusieurs sens”.
What does entente mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaccord; agreement
- 2
feminineinterpretation, meaning
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Interprétation qu’on donne à un mot, à une phrase équivoque et susceptible de plusieurs sens. 2. Intelligence et connaissance approfondie d’une chose. 3. Bonne intelligence entre des parties. 4. Pacte entre plusieurs parties.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entente
- ententes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entente?
- /ɑ̃.tɑ̃t/
- \ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\
- [ɑ̃.tɑ̃t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entente in French?
entente appears 12 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).