entrée

Name: entrée, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɑ̃.tʁe\

/\ɑ̃.tʁe\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“entrée” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #752 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#752
frequency rank, French: 6
letters: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entrée vs etre

67% similar

entrée vs êtres

33% similar

entrée vs entrer

67% similar

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

Key facts for entrée
Property	Value
Headword	entrée
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ɑ̃.tʁe\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#752
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “entrée” 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). entrée lands here:

#752

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for entrée is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #752 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for entrée, with forms such as "enntrée", "enrtée", and "entree". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "etre", "êtres", "entrer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is entrée, spelled E-N-T-R-É-E.

Definition

1
Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu.
2
Espace aménagé aux abords d'une résidence pour garer la voiture.
3
Vestibule.
4
Commencement d’une chose.
5
Mets qui se sert au commencement du repas.
6
Plat principal d’un repas.
7
Article élémentaire repéré par un mot ou un groupe de mots, dans un dictionnaire ou une encyclopédie.
8
Section d’un journal intime relative à une journée.
9
Action d’entrer.
10
Action d’entrer dans une ville avec pompe, avec solennité.
11
Partie d’un ballet où figurent de nouveaux danseurs.
12
Moment où chaque partie commence à se faire entendre.
13
Les premiers débuts dans une société ou un groupe humain.
14
Accès dans un lieu.
15
Billet permettant de pénétrer dans une salle d’exposition, de spectacle, de conférences.
16
Privilège d’entrer sans payer à un spectacle.
17
Privilège d’entrer dans la chambre du roi.
18
Droit d’entrée.
19
Admission.
20
Donnée récupérée ou injectée dans un programme ou une fonction.

Synonyms

rentrée début

Antonyms

sortie

This word in other languages

entry(English)entrada(Español)Eingang(Deutsch)entrada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntrée,enrtée,entree,entreé,entrrée,enttrée,entére,etnrée,netrée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entrée - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "entrée"

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 "entrée"?

"entrée" is spelled E-N-T-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁe\.

What does "entrée" mean?

As a noun, "entrée" means: Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu.

What words are commonly confused with "entrée"?

"entrée" is commonly confused with "etre", "êtres", "entrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "entrée"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrée" is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "entrée" come from?

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Using “entrée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is E-N-T-R-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ɑ̃.tʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “etre” - see the side-by-side comparison. entrée vs etre
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.