Which to use
“entamées” is a verb and “entrées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,448
- “entamées” frequency rank
- #5,128
- “entrées” frequency rank
- 49576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entamées | entrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de entamer. | Pluriel de entrée. |
Where the eye mixes entamées and entrées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entamées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against entrées's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entamées and entrées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entamées is \ɑ̃.ta.me\ while entrées is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49576, 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\. entrées is at rank #5,128, 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 49576, this pair ranks #169,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entamées vs entrées
Shared letters: ensté. Private to "entamées": am. Private to "entrées": r.
"entamées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "entrées" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entamées" and "entrées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entamées" vs "entrées" - 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 "entamées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entamées" and "entrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entamées vs étalées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.