entier
\ɑ̃.tje\
The verdict
“entier” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,520 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,520
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a toutes ses parties, ou que l’on considère dans toute son étendue.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.tje\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,520 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entier” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for entier is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.tje\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,520 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for entier, with forms such as "eniter", "enntier", and "enteir". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "envie", "étiez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is entier, spelled E-N-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Qui a toutes ses parties, ou que l’on considère dans toute son étendue.
- 2Se dit des nombres composés d’une ou plusieurs unités.
- 3se dit d’un élément de plante (pétale ou feuille) qui n’a aucune découpure sur ses bords.
- 4Qui n’a subi aucune altération.
- 5Qui ne supporte aucune atténuation dans ses opinions, dans ses convictions, qui ne se laisse point entamer par la discussion.
- 6Qui n’a pas été castré. Il faut noter que le cheval entier se distingue de l'étalon par le fait que, même s'il peut se reproduire, ce n'est pas un reproducteur reconnu par les haras et les éleveurs Par extension et anthropomorphisme, les chevaux qui n'ont jamais sailli sont appelés entier, et ceux qui ont sailli sont appelés étalons (même sans être officiellement reconnus)
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eniter,enntier,enteir,entierr,entire,enttier,etnier,netier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entier - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “entier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entre” - see the side-by-side comparison. entier vs entre
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.