Which to use
“endurer” and “entourer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,307
- “endurer” frequency rank
- #16,353
- “entourer” frequency rank
- 37660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endurer | entourer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Souffrir, supporter avec fermeté, constance. | Mettre ou disposer autour ; être ou se tenir autour de. |
Where the eye mixes endurer and entourer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. endurer runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against entourer's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between endurer and entourer
A purely visual mix-up. endurer (\ɑ̃.dy.ʁe\) and entourer (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endurer is recorded at frequency rank #21,307, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dy.ʁe\. entourer is at rank #16,353, 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 37660, this pair ranks #260,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of endurer vs entourer
Shared letters: enru. Private to "endurer": d. Private to "entourer": ot.
"endurer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "entourer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "endurer" for "entourer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "endurer" vs "entourer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "endurer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entourer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endurer" and "entourer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endurer vs entuber". 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 #260,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.