Which to use
“enjambe” and “entamée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,318
- “enjambe” frequency rank
- #23,538
- “entamée” frequency rank
- 70856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enjambe | entamée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enjamber. | Participe passé féminin singulier de entamer. |
Where the eye mixes enjambe and entamée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enjambe (VCCVCCV) and entamée (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between enjambe and entamée
A purely visual mix-up. enjambe (\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b\) and entamée (\ɑ̃.ta.me\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enjambe is recorded at frequency rank #47,318, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b\. entamée is at rank #23,538, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ta.me\.
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 70856, this pair ranks #49,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enjambe vs entamée
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "enjambe": bj. Private to "entamée": té.
"enjambe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entamée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enjambe ← ejnambe · enajmbe · enjabme · enjambbe · enjameb · enjammbe · enjjambe · enjmabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enjambe" for "entamée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enjambe" or "entamée"?
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 "enjambe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entamée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enjambe" and "entamée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entamée vs entravée". 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 #49,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.