Which to use
“enter” and “épier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,780
- “enter” frequency rank
- #49,447
- “épier” frequency rank
- 89227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enter | épier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Greffer en insérant un scion. | Observer secrètement et avec attention les actions, les discours de quelqu’un, ou ce qui se passe quelque part. |
Where the eye mixes enter and épier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enter and épier
A purely visual mix-up. enter (\ɑ̃.te\) and épier (\e.pje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89227, 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\. épier is at rank #49,447, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.pje\.
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 89227, this pair ranks #6,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enter vs épier
Shared letters: er. Private to "enter": nt. Private to "épier": ipé.
"enter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "épier" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enter ← enetr · ennter · entter · etner · neter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enter" for "épier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enter" vs "épier" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "épier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enter" and "épier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einer vs épier". 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 #6,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.