Which to use
“enterré” is a verb and “enterrées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,688
- “enterré” frequency rank
- #36,828
- “enterrées” frequency rank
- 44516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterré | enterrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de enterrer. | Féminin pluriel de enterré. |
Same sound, different letters: enterré vs enterrées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. enterré runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against enterrées's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - enterré / enterrées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enterré and enterrées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “enterré” sits inside “enterrées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterré is recorded at frequency rank #7,688, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\. enterrées is at rank #36,828, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.te.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 44516, this pair ranks #209,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterré vs enterrées
Shared letters: enrté. Private to "enterré": -. Private to "enterrées": s.
"enterré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enterrées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enterré" for "enterrées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "enterré" or "enterrées" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterré" and "enterrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfermées vs enterrées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.