entre

\ɑ̃tʁ\

/\ɑ̃tʁ\/ prep

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The verdict

“entre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #88. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#88
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au milieu de ou à peu près au milieu de l’espace qui sépare des personnes ou des choses dont on parle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entre · entre · French

entre · rank #88 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #88
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH avait

Nearest frequency peer: avait (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “entre”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “entre” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

entre vs été
20% similar
entre vs etre
80% similar
entre vs este
60% similar

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

Key facts for entre
PropertyValue
Headwordentre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ɑ̃tʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#88
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “entre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). entre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around entre (IPA \ɑ̃tʁ\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #88 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for entre, with forms such as "enntre", "enrte", and "entrre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "été", "etre", "este", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is entre, spelled E-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Au milieu de ou à peu près au milieu de l’espace qui sépare des personnes ou des choses dont on parle.
  2. 2
    Dans l’espace enfermé par les extrémités que l’on désigne.
  3. 3
    Dans, en.
  4. 4
    De.
  5. 5
    Dans un espace de temps, de durée, qui varie entre les bornes désignées.
  6. 6
    Parmi.
  7. 7
    Qui participe de deux choses, qui tient de l’une et de l’autre.
  8. 8
    Dans une certaine relation, en parlant de deux ou de plusieurs personnes ou de deux ou de plusieurs choses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous reçûmes l’ordre de côtoyer en le remontant le ruisseau de la Tourbe, qui arrose la plus triste vallée du monde, entre des collines basses, sans arbres et sans buissons.
  2. Derrière eux vient une litière fermée recouverte de maroquin et pourvue, devant et derrière, de brancards entre lesquels marchent des mules richement harnachées.

This word in other languages

between(English)entre(Español)zwischen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntre
  • enrte
  • entrre
  • enttre
  • etnre
  • netre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntre1enrte2entrre1enttre1etnre2netre2
Edit distance from "entre"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entre"?
"entre" is spelled E-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃tʁ\.
What does "entre" mean?
As a preposition, "entre" means: Au milieu de ou à peu près au milieu de l’espace qui sépare des personnes ou des choses dont on parle.
What words are commonly confused with "entre"?
"entre" is commonly confused with "été", "etre", "este". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entre" is \ɑ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entre" come from?
"entre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avait#87temps#89alors#86avoir#81

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sans6 variantsautre6 variantsvotre6 variantsdonc6 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "entre". Here's where to go from here.

  • "entre" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "été". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #88 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list