entaillesvsentraillesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“entailles” and “entrailles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,319
“entailles” frequency rank
#19,008
“entrailles” frequency rank
66327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entailles entrailles
Definition Pluriel de entaille. Les viscères thoraciques et abdominaux : intestins et autres organes enfermés dans l’abdomen et la partie inférieure de la cage thoracique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set entailles and entrailles apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
entailles
10 ch
entrailles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. entailles (\ɑ̃.tɑj\) and entrailles (\ɑ̃.tʁaj\) 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 66327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entailles is recorded at frequency rank #47,319, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑj\. entrailles is at rank #19,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁaj\.

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 66327, this pair ranks #68,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entailles vs entrailles

Shared letters: aeilnst. Private to "entailles": -. Private to "entrailles": r.

"entailles" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC  ·  "entrailles" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entaillesenatilles · enntailles · entailels · entailes · entailless · entaillse · entaliles · entialles
  • entraillesenntrailles · enrtailles · entarilles · entrailels · entrailes · entrailless · entraillse · entraliles

Frequency comparison

entailles#47,319
entrailles#19,008

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entailles" and "entrailles" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tɑj\ versus \ɑ̃.tʁaj\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entailles" or "entrailles"?
"entrailles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,008 in our French list, against #47,319 for "entailles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering entailles vs entrailles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “entailles” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list