Which to use
“entamées” and “entament” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,448
- “entamées” frequency rank
- #33,246
- “entament” frequency rank
- 77694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entamées | entament |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de entamer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entamer. |
Where the eye mixes entamées and entament
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entamées (VCCVCVVC) and entament (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between entamées and entament
A purely visual mix-up. entamées (\ɑ̃.ta.me\) and entament (\ɑ̃.tam\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entamées is recorded at frequency rank #44,448, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ta.me\. entament is at rank #33,246, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tam\.
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 77694, this pair ranks #27,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entamées vs entament
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "entamées": sé. Private to "entament": -.
"entamées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "entament" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entament ← enatment · enntament · entaemnt · entamennt · entamentt · entametn · entamment · entamnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entamées" for "entament" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entamées" or "entament" show up more?
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 "entamées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entament" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entamées" and "entament" 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 #27,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.