Which to use
“enter” is a verb and “entre” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,780
- “enter” frequency rank
- #88
- “entre” frequency rank
- 39868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enter | entre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Greffer en insérant un scion. | Au milieu de ou à peu près au milieu de l’espace qui sépare des personnes ou des choses dont on parle. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set enter and entre apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enter is \ɑ̃.te\ while entre is \ɑ̃tʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (er ↔ re) - a transposition the eye reads straight past, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enter is recorded at frequency rank #39,780, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.te\. entre is at rank #88, tagged as aprep, pronounced \ɑ̃tʁ\.
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 39868, this pair ranks #244,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enter vs entre
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enter": -. Private to "entre": -.
"enter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enter" and "entre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enter" or "entre"?
Remembering enter vs entre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “enter”; for a preposition, it's “entre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “enter” entry
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