Which to use
“entêtement” is a noun and “entièrement” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,592
- “entêtement” frequency rank
- #1,562
- “entièrement” frequency rank
- 32154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entêtement | entièrement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attachement opiniâtre d’une personne à ses opinions, à ses goûts, à ses vues, à ses projets, etc. | D'une manière entière. |
Where the eye mixes entêtement and entièrement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entêtement runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCC) against entièrement's 11 (VCCVVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entêtement and entièrement
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entêtement is \ɑ̃.tɛt.mɑ̃\ while entièrement is \ɑ̃.tjɛʁ.mɑ̃\. 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entêtement is recorded at frequency rank #30,592, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.tɛt.mɑ̃\. entièrement is at rank #1,562, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ɑ̃.tjɛʁ.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 32154, this pair ranks #299,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entêtement vs entièrement
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "entêtement": ê. Private to "entièrement": irè.
"entêtement" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "entièrement" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entêtement" and "entièrement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entêtement" or "entièrement"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entêtement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entièrement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entêtement" and "entièrement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendement vs entêtement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #299,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.