Which to use
“enter” and “entrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,780
- “enter” frequency rank
- #1,410
- “entrer” frequency rank
- 41190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enter | entrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Greffer en insérant un scion. | Aller de dehors vers dedans. |
Where the eye mixes enter and entrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses enter with entrer
A purely visual mix-up. enter (\ɑ̃.te\) and entrer (\ɑ̃.tʁe\) 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 41190, 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\. entrer is at rank #1,410, tagged as averb, 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 41190, this pair ranks #234,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enter vs entrer
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enter": -. Private to "entrer": -.
"enter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "entrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enter" for "entrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enter" vs "entrer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enter" and "entrer" 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 #234,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.