Which to use
“encore” is an adverb and “entouré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #85
- “encore” frequency rank
- #4,574
- “entouré” frequency rank
- 4659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encore | entouré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue, se continuera ou s’est continué jusqu’au temps indiqué par le verbe ou par les autres circonstances du discours. Pour la négation, voir pas encore. | Participe passé masculin du verbe entourer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set encore and entouré apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encore is \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\ while entouré is \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encore is recorded at frequency rank #85, classified as anadv, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\. entouré is at rank #4,574, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\.
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 4659, this pair ranks #431,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encore vs entouré
Shared letters: enor. Private to "encore": c. Private to "entouré": tué.
"encore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entouré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encore ← ecnore · enccore · encoer · encorre · encroe · enncore · enocre · necore
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encore" and "entouré" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encore" or "entouré"?
Remembering encore vs entouré
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “encore”; for a verb, it's “entouré”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “encore” entry
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