Which to use
“enfreint” and “entrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,738
- “enfreint” frequency rank
- #6,821
- “entrent” frequency rank
- 25559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfreint | entrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de enfreindre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entrer. |
Where the eye mixes enfreint and entrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enfreint vs entrent
A purely visual mix-up. enfreint (\ɑ̃.fʁɛ̃\) and entrent (\ɑ̃tʁ\) 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 25559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfreint is recorded at frequency rank #18,738, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fʁɛ̃\. entrent is at rank #6,821, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.
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 25559, this pair ranks #340,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enfreint vs entrent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enfreint": fi. Private to "entrent": -.
"enfreint" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC · "entrent" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfreint" for "entrent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enfreint" or "entrent"?
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 "enfreint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfreint" and "entrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrent vs envient". 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 #340,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.