Which to use
“entasser” and “entassés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,744
- “entasser” frequency rank
- #31,010
- “entassés” frequency rank
- 71754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entasser | entassés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en tas. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de entasser. |
Same sound, different letters: entasser vs entassés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. entasser and entassés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - entasser / entassés
This is the hard kind. entasser and entassés are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.tɑ.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entasser is recorded at frequency rank #40,744, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ.se\. entassés is at rank #31,010, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ.se\.
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 71754, this pair ranks #46,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entasser vs entassés
Shared letters: aenst. Private to "entasser": r. Private to "entassés": é.
"entasser" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entassés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entasser ← enatsser · enntasser · entaser · entasesr · entasserr · entassre · entsaser · enttasser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entasser" for "entassés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entasser" or "entassés"?
What to do next
"entasser" and "entassés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "entasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entassés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entasser" and "entassés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entassent vs entasser". 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 #46,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.