Which to use
“enterrement” and “entêtement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,825
- “enterrement” frequency rank
- #30,592
- “entêtement” frequency rank
- 40417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrement | entêtement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cérémonies qu’on observe pour porter et mettre un corps en terre. | Attachement opiniâtre d’une personne à ses opinions, à ses goûts, à ses vues, à ses projets, etc. |
Where the eye mixes enterrement and entêtement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enterrement runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVCC) against entêtement's 10 (VCCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enterrement vs entêtement
A purely visual mix-up. enterrement (\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃\) and entêtement (\ɑ̃.tɛt.mɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterrement is recorded at frequency rank #9,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃\. entêtement is at rank #30,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɛt.mɑ̃\.
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 40417, this pair ranks #240,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterrement vs entêtement
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "enterrement": r. Private to "entêtement": ê.
"enterrement" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCC · "entêtement" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterrement ← enetrrement · ennterrement · enterement · entererment · enterreemnt · enterremennt · enterrementt · enterremetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enterrement" and "entêtement" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enterrement" or "entêtement"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entêtement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrement" and "entêtement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendement vs entêtement". 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 #240,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.