Which to use
“énervée” is an adjective and “entrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,853
- “énervée” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 18605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énervée | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de énervé. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes énervée and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. énervée runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against entrée's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: énervée vs entrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: énervée is \e.nɛʁ.ve\ while entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énervée is recorded at frequency rank #17,853, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.nɛʁ.ve\. 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 18605, this pair ranks #377,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of énervée vs entrée
Shared letters: enré. Private to "énervée": v. Private to "entrée": t.
"énervée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "énervée" and "entrée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "énervée" vs "entrée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "énervée" and "entrée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "énervée" 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 #377,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énervée" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émergée vs énervée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #377,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.