Which to use
“entend” and “enter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,625
- “entend” frequency rank
- #39,780
- “enter” frequency rank
- 41405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entend | enter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de entendre. | Greffer en insérant un scion. |
Where the eye mixes entend and enter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between entend and enter
A purely visual mix-up. entend (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃\) and enter (\ɑ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entend is recorded at frequency rank #1,625, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃\. enter is at rank #39,780, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.te\.
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 41405, this pair ranks #233,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entend vs enter
Shared letters: ent. Private to "entend": d. Private to "enter": r.
"entend" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "enter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entend" and "enter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entend" vs "enter" - 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 "entend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entend" and "enter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enter 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 #233,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.