égaréevsentréeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: égarée is a adjective, entrée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“égarée” is an adjective and “entrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,213
“égarée” frequency rank
#752
“entrée” frequency rank
36965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature égarée entrée
Definition Féminin singulier de égaré. Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu.

Where the eye mixes égarée and entrée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
égarée
6 ch
entrée

Look-alike desk: égarée vs entrée

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: égarée is \e.ɡa.ʁe\ while entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

égarée is recorded at frequency rank #36,213, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ɡa.ʁe\. entrée is at rank #752, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\.

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 36965, this pair ranks #265,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of égarée vs entrée

Shared letters: eré. Private to "égarée": ag. Private to "entrée": nt.

"égarée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "égarée" and "entrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "égarée" is an adjective and "entrée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "égarée" or "entrée"?
"entrée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #752 in our French list, against #36,213 for "égarée". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "égarée" and "entrée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "égarée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #265,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "égarée" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "égarée vs étayée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #265,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list