entracte

\ɑ̃.tʁakt\

/\ɑ̃.tʁakt\/ noun

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The verdict

“entracte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,021
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intervalle qui, dans la représentation d’une pièce de théâtre, sépare un acte d’un autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entracte · entracte · French

entracte · rank #35,021 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,021
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entièreté

Nearest frequency peer: entièreté (-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 « entracte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entracte » 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).

entracte vs entrant
75% similar
entracte vs entrave
75% similar
entracte vs entrait
75% similar

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

Key facts for entracte
PropertyValue
Headwordentracte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁakt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,021
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entracte »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.entractese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entièreté » (#35,020), « enverrait » (#35,022), « ennuies » (#35,019). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entracte » est au #35,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around entracte (IPA \ɑ̃.tʁakt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,021 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entracte, with forms such as "enntracte", "enrtacte", and "entarcte". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "entrant", "entrave", "entrait", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is entracte, spelled E-N-T-R-A-C-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intervalle qui, dans la représentation d’une pièce de théâtre, sépare un acte d’un autre.
  2. 2
    Intervalle qui sépare les diverses parties d’un concert, d’un spectacle quelconque.
  3. 3
    Petit spectacle qui ne fait pas partie de la pièce principale et qui se donne entre les actes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette fois, un signe de madame Danglars indiqua clairement à Albert que la baronne désirait avoir sa visite dans l’entracte suivant.
  2. Une sonnette grêle informait les spectateurs que l’entracte s’achevait.

Synonyms

intermède

This word in other languages

intermission(English)sainete(Español)Pause(Deutsch)intervalo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntracte
  • enrtacte
  • entarcte
  • entraccte
  • entracet
  • entractte
  • entratce
  • entrcate
  • entrracte
  • enttracte
  • etnracte
  • netracte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntracte1enrtacte2entarcte2entraccte1entracet2entractte1entratce2entrcate2
Edit distance from "entracte"

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 "entracte"?
"entracte" is spelled E-N-T-R-A-C-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁakt\.
What does "entracte" mean?
As a noun, "entracte" means: Intervalle qui, dans la représentation d’une pièce de théâtre, sépare un acte d’un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "entracte"?
"entracte" is commonly confused with "entrant", "entrave", "entrait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entracte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entracte" is \ɑ̃.tʁakt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entracte" come from?
"entracte" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

emmenant#35,016embellie#35,015Euphrate#35,028emballée#35,013

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

exaspère12 variantsdétériore12 variantsflingues12 variantsdémentie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list