Which to use
“âne” and “antre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,577
- “âne” frequency rank
- #21,525
- “antre” frequency rank
- 31102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | âne | antre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mammifère robuste de la famille des équidés, plus petit que le cheval mais qui possède de plus longues oreilles. Son petit est l’ânon. Son cri est le braiment (du verbe braire). Le croisement d’un âne avec une jument donne un mulet ; le croisement d’un cheval avec une ânesse donne un bardot. | Caverne, grotte naturelle. |
Where the eye mixes âne and antre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between âne and antre
A purely visual mix-up. âne (\an\) and antre (\ɑ̃tʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
âne is recorded at frequency rank #9,577, classified as anoun, pronounced \an\. antre is at rank #21,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31102, this pair ranks #305,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of âne vs antre
Shared letters: en. Private to "âne": â. Private to "antre": art.
"âne" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "antre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- antre ← anntre · anrte · anter · antrre · anttre · atnre · natre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "âne" for "antre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "âne" vs "antre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "âne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "âne" and "antre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antre vs Aure". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #305,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.