Which to use
“enterré” is a verb and “entrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,688
- “enterré” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 8440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterré | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de enterrer. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes enterré and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses enterré with entrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enterré is \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\ while entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8440, 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\. entrée is at rank #752, tagged as anoun, 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 8440, this pair ranks #420,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enterré vs entrée
Shared letters: enrté. Private to "enterré": -. Private to "entrée": -.
"enterré" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enterré" and "entrée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enterré" or "entrée"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enterré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterré" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enterré vs entêté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #420,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.