entrer

/\ɑ̃.tʁe\/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,410

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

entrer is aFrenchverb. It means: Aller de dehors vers dedans. Pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\. It ranks #1,410 in French word frequency. Often confused with etre and êtres.

Key facts for entrer
PropertyValue
Headwordentrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,410
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entrer in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for entrer is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,410 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for entrer, with forms such as "enntrer", "enrter", and "enterr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "etre", "êtres", "éther", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is entrer, spelled E-N-T-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller de dehors vers dedans.
  2. 2
    Passer par une ouverture.
  3. 3
    Se mettre ; se placer ; s’engager dans quelque autre chose.
  4. 4
    Commencer d’intervenir à un moment donné.
  5. 5
    Commencer à réaliser quelque chose.
  6. 6
    Être admis quelque part, ou être reçu dans une compagnie, dans un corps, pour en faire partie.
  7. 7
    Commencer à travailler comme employé.
  8. 8
    Commencer à faire quelque chose; être au commencement de quelque chose.
  9. 9
    Tenir, être contenu dans quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Être employé dans la composition ou à la confection d’une chose.
  11. 11
    Se mêler, contribuer, ou concourir à quelque chose.
  12. 12
    Introduire.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntrer,enrter,enterr,entrerr,entrrer,enttrer,etnrer,netrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entrer

Misspelling Variants of "entrer"

enntrer7enrter6enterr6entrerr7entrrer7enttrer7etnrer6netrer6
Misspelling Variants of "entrer"

Frequency rank: #1,410 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entrer"?
"entrer" is spelled E-N-T-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁe\.
What does "entrer" mean?
As a verb, "entrer" means: Aller de dehors vers dedans.
What words are commonly confused with "entrer"?
"entrer" is commonly confused with "etre", "êtres", "éther". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrer" is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entrer" come from?
"entrer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.