Which to use
“enterrées” and “entourées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,828
- “enterrées” frequency rank
- #28,939
- “entourées” frequency rank
- 65767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrées | entourées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de enterré. | Féminin pluriel de entouré. |
Where the eye mixes enterrées and entourées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enterrées (VCCVCCVVC) and entourées (VCCVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses enterrées with entourées
A purely visual mix-up. enterrées (\ɑ̃.te.ʁe\) and entourées (\ɑ̃.tu.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 65767, 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\. entourées is at rank #28,939, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tu.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 65767, this pair ranks #70,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enterrées vs entourées
Shared letters: enrsté. Private to "enterrées": -. Private to "entourées": ou.
"enterrées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "entourées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enterrées" for "entourées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "enterrées" or "entourées" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entourées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrées" and "entourées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entorses vs entourées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.