Which to use
“encres” and “entrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,521
- “encres” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 35273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encres | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de encre. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes encres and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. encres (VCCCVC) and entrée (VCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between encres and entrée
A purely visual mix-up. encres (\ɑ̃kʁ\) and entrée (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encres is recorded at frequency rank #34,521, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃kʁ\. 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 35273, this pair ranks #277,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encres vs entrée
Shared letters: enr. Private to "encres": cs. Private to "entrée": té.
"encres" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encres ← ecnres · enccres · encers · encress · encrres · encrse · enncres · enrces
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encres" for "entrée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encres" vs "entrée" - which ranks higher?
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 "encres" 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 #277,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encres" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encres vs énerves". 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 #277,952 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.