Which to use
“encourt” and “entouré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,781
- “encourt” frequency rank
- #4,574
- “entouré” frequency rank
- 43355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encourt | entouré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de encourir. | Participe passé masculin du verbe entourer. |
Where the eye mixes encourt and entouré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. encourt (VCCVVCC) and entouré (VCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between encourt and entouré
A purely visual mix-up. encourt (\ɑ̃.kuʁ\) and entouré (\ɑ̃.tu.ʁe\) 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 43355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encourt is recorded at frequency rank #38,781, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.kuʁ\. 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 43355, this pair ranks #218,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encourt vs entouré
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "encourt": c. Private to "entouré": é.
"encourt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "entouré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encourt ← ecnourt · enccourt · encorut · encourrt · encourtt · encoutr · encuort · enncourt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encourt" and "entouré" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encourt" or "entouré"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encourt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entouré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encourt" and "entouré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encourir vs encourt". 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 #218,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.