Which to use
“enterrées” is an adjective and “enterrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,828
- “enterrées” frequency rank
- #11,962
- “enterrer” frequency rank
- 48790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrées | enterrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de enterré. | Enfouir ; mettre dans la terre. |
Same sound, different letters: enterrées vs enterrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - enterrées and enterrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enterrées and enterrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterrées is recorded at frequency rank #36,828, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\. enterrer is at rank #11,962, tagged as averb, 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 48790, this pair ranks #176,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterrées vs enterrer
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enterrées": sé. Private to "enterrer": -.
"enterrées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "enterrer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterrer ← enetrrer · ennterrer · enterer · entererr · enterrerr · enterrre · entrerer · entterrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enterrées" for "enterrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enterrées" vs "enterrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrées" and "enterrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfermées vs enterrées". 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 #176,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.