Which to use
“enterrée” is an adjective and “entrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,418
- “enterrée” frequency rank
- #752
- “entrée” frequency rank
- 18170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrée | entrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de enterré. | Endroit par où l’on entre dans un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes enterrée and entrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enterrée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against entrée's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enterrée and entrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enterrée is \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\ while entrée is \ɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterrée is recorded at frequency rank #17,418, classified as anadj, 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 18170, this pair ranks #379,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enterrée vs entrée
Shared letters: enrté. Private to "enterrée": -. Private to "entrée": -.
"enterrée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "entrée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enterrée" for "entrée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enterrée" or "entrée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrée" 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 #379,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrée" and "entrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entérine vs enterrée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #379,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.