entretiens

\ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃\

/\ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“entretiens” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,501
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de entretien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entretiens · entretiens · French

entretiens · rank #6,501 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,501
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH détenus

Nearest frequency peer: détenus (-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 « entretiens »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entretiens » 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).

entretiens vs entretient
90% similar
entretiens vs entretien
90% similar
entretiens vs entretenu
80% similar

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

Key facts for entretiens
PropertyValue
Headwordentretiens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,501
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entretiens »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « détenus » (#6,500), « exclusif » (#6,502), « dépôts » (#6,499). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entretiens » est au #6,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around entretiens (IPA \ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,501 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de entretien.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for entretiens, with forms such as "enntretiens", "enrtetiens", and "entertiens". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "entretient", "entretien", "entretenu", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is entretiens, spelled E-N-T-R-E-T-I-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de entretien.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntretiens
  • enrtetiens
  • entertiens
  • entreitens
  • entreteins
  • entretienns
  • entretienss
  • entretiesn
  • entretines
  • entrettiens
  • entrretiens
  • entrteiens
  • enttretiens
  • etnretiens
  • netretiens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntretiens1enrtetiens2entertiens2entreitens2entreteins2entretienns1entretienss1entretiesn2
Edit distance from "entretiens"

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 "entretiens"?
"entretiens" is spelled E-N-T-R-E-T-I-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃\.
What does "entretiens" mean?
As a noun, "entretiens" means: Pluriel de entretien.
What words are commonly confused with "entretiens"?
"entretiens" is commonly confused with "entretient", "entretien", "entretenu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entretiens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entretiens" is \ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entretiens" come from?
"entretiens" 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 "entretiens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

historiens#6,512islamistes#6,521complexité#6,480compagnons#6,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

coordonnées15 variantsspécialité15 variantsrecommencer15 variantspréfèrent15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list