Which to use
“année” and “antre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #173
- “année” frequency rank
- #21,525
- “antre” frequency rank
- 21698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | année | antre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Subdivision du temps, correspondant à la durée d’une révolution de la Terre autour du Soleil, qui comporte 365 jours (ou 366 jours dans l’année bissextile), 52 semaines environ, 12 mois solaires. | Caverne, grotte naturelle. |
Where the eye mixes année and antre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. année (VCCVV) and antre (VCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between année and antre
A purely visual mix-up. année (\a.ne\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
année is recorded at frequency rank #173, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ne\. 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 21698, this pair ranks #361,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of année vs antre
Shared letters: aen. Private to "année": é. Private to "antre": rt.
"année" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "antre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- antre ← anntre · anrte · anter · antrre · anttre · atnre · natre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "année" for "antre" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "année" or "antre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "année" 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 #361,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "année" 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 #361,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.