Which to use
“entame” is a noun and “entamées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,479
- “entame” frequency rank
- #44,448
- “entamées” frequency rank
- 53927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entame | entamées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première tranche d’un aliment qu’on a découpé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de entamer. |
Where the eye mixes entame and entamées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entame runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against entamées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entame and entamées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entame is \ɑ̃.tam\ while entamées is \ɑ̃.ta.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entame is recorded at frequency rank #9,479, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tam\. entamées is at rank #44,448, 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 53927, this pair ranks #137,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entame vs entamées
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "entame": -. Private to "entamées": sé.
"entame" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entamées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entame ← enatme · enntame · entaem · entamme · entmae · enttame · etname · netame
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entame" and "entamées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entame" vs "entamées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entamées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entame" and "entamées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entamées vs étalées". 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 #137,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.