enfreintvsentrentTell them apart

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.

8 ch
enfreint
7 ch
entrent

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

  • enfreintefnreint · enferint · enffreint · enfreinnt · enfreintt · enfreitn · enfrenit · enfrient
  • entrentenntrent · enrtent · enternt · entrennt · entrentt · entretn · entrnet · entrrent

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enfreint" for "entrent" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.fʁɛ̃\ versus \ɑ̃tʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enfreint" or "entrent"?
"entrent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,821 in our French list, against #18,738 for "enfreint". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list