Which to use
“ententes” and “entités” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,306
- “ententes” frequency rank
- #8,845
- “entités” frequency rank
- 34151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ententes | entités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de entente. | Pluriel de entité. |
Where the eye mixes ententes and entités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ententes runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against entités's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ententes with entités
A purely visual mix-up. ententes (\ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\) and entités (\ɑ̃.ti.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 34151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ententes is recorded at frequency rank #25,306, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɑ̃t\. entités is at rank #8,845, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.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 34151, this pair ranks #285,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ententes vs entités
Shared letters: enst. Private to "ententes": -. Private to "entités": ié.
"ententes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "entités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ententes ← enetntes · enntentes · entenets · entenntes · ententess · ententse · ententtes · entetnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ententes" and "entités" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ententes" or "entités"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ententes" and "entités" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ententes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ententes" and "entités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ententes 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 #285,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.