entorse

\ɑ̃.tɔʁs\

/\ɑ̃.tɔʁs\/ noun

The verdict

“entorse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,002
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distension violente et douloureuse des ligaments, et en général des parties molles qui entourent une articulation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entorse · entorse · French

entorse · rank #21,002 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,002
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enduit

Nearest frequency peer: enduit (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « entorse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « entorse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

entorse vs entre
71% similar
entorse vs entrée
71% similar
entorse vs entouré
57% similar

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

Key facts for entorse
PropertyValue
Headwordentorse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tɔʁs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,002
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entorse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).entorsese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « enduit » (#21,001), « envahisseurs » (#21,003), « encaissé » (#21,000). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entorse » est au #21,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around entorse (IPA \ɑ̃.tɔʁs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,002 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for entorse, with forms such as "enntorse", "enotrse", and "entores". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "entrée", "entouré", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is entorse, spelled E-N-T-O-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Distension violente et douloureuse des ligaments, et en général des parties molles qui entourent une articulation.
  2. 2
    Exception à une règle ou à une tradition.
  3. 3
    Tort subi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Se donner (vieilli), se faire une entorse au poignet, au genou, à la cheville, au pied.
  2. En mon pays, les entorses sévissent le dimanche et il n’est pas rare qu’on s’enfonce ce jour-là deux ou trois côtes en sortant du cabaret.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntorse
  • enotrse
  • entores
  • entorrse
  • entorsse
  • entosre
  • entrose
  • enttorse
  • etnorse
  • netorse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entorse - 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.

enntorse1enotrse2entores2entorrse1entorsse1entosre2entrose2enttorse1
Edit distance from "entorse"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entorse"?
"entorse" is spelled E-N-T-O-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɔʁs\.
What does "entorse" mean?
As a noun, "entorse" means: Distension violente et douloureuse des ligaments, et en général des parties molles qui entourent une articulation.
What words are commonly confused with "entorse"?
"entorse" is commonly confused with "entre", "entrée", "entouré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entorse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entorse" is \ɑ̃.tɔʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entorse" come from?
"entorse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list