Which to use
“enter” and “errer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,780
- “enter” frequency rank
- #27,802
- “errer” frequency rank
- 67582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enter | errer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Greffer en insérant un scion. | Vaguer de côté et d’autre ; aller çà et là. |
Where the eye mixes enter and errer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enter vs errer
A purely visual mix-up. enter (\ɑ̃.te\) and errer (\e.ʁe\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67582, 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\. errer is at rank #27,802, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʁe\.
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 67582, this pair ranks #62,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enter vs errer
Shared letters: er. Private to "enter": nt. Private to "errer": -.
"enter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "errer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enter" and "errer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enter" or "errer"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enter" and "errer" 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 #62,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.