rentrée

\ʁɑ̃.tʁe\

/\ʁɑ̃.tʁe\/ noun

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The verdict

“rentrée” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,643 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,643
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de rentrer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rentrée vs restée
71% similar
rentrée vs rentrer
71% similar
rentrée vs retirée
71% similar

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

Key facts for rentrée
PropertyValue
Headwordrentrée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.tʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,643
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rentrée” 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). rentrée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rentrée is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,643 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rentrée, with forms such as "erntrée", "renntrée", and "renrtée". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "restée", "rentrer", "retirée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 rentrée, spelled R-E-N-T-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de rentrer.
  2. 2
    Recommencement après une vacation, après les vacances.
  3. 3
    Réapparition après une absence un peu longue.
  4. 4
    Réapparition après une absence un peu longue.
  5. 5
    Retour des animaux dans le bois au point du jour, après qu’ils ont été faire leur nuit en plaine.
  6. 6
    Perception d’un revenu, recouvrement d’une somme, encaissement.
  7. 7
    Désigne, à certains jeux, les cartes que l’on prend dans le talon, à la place de celles qu’on a écartées.
  8. 8
    Quantité dont tendent à se rapprocher, par en haut, les deux cornes (d'artimon) d'un couple (une paire de haubans) qui, s'il était sans rentrée, affecterait la forme d'un U.

Synonyms

entrée

Antonyms

sortie

This word in other languages

return(English)Wiederkehr(Deutsch)regresso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erntrée,renntrée,renrtée,rentree,rentreé,rentrrée,renttrée,rentére,retnrée,rnetrée,rrentrée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erntrée2renntrée1renrtée2rentree1rentreé2rentrrée1renttrée1rentére2
Edit distance from "rentrée"

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 "rentrée"?
"rentrée" is spelled R-E-N-T-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\.
What does "rentrée" mean?
As a noun, "rentrée" means: Action de rentrer.
What words are commonly confused with "rentrée"?
"rentrée" is commonly confused with "restée", "rentrer", "retirée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rentrée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rentrée" is \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rentrée" come from?
"rentrée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rentrée”

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

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list