Which to use
“entame” and “entrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,479
- “entame” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 10231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entame | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première tranche d’un aliment qu’on a découpé. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes entame and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entame (VCCVCV) and entrée (VCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses entame with entrée
A purely visual mix-up. entame (\ɑ̃.tam\) and entrée (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) 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 10231, 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\. entrée is at rank #752, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁe\.
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 10231, this pair ranks #413,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entame vs entrée
Shared letters: ent. Private to "entame": am. Private to "entrée": ré.
"entame" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entame ← enatme · enntame · entaem · entamme · entmae · enttame · etname · netame
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entame" and "entrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entame" vs "entrée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entame" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entame vs entêté". 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 #413,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.