Which to use
“entier” and “entiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,520
- “entier” frequency rank
- #8,704
- “entiers” frequency rank
- 10224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entier | entiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a toutes ses parties, ou que l’on considère dans toute son étendue. | Masculin pluriel de entier. |
Same sound, different letters: entier vs entiers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. entier runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against entiers's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - entier / entiers
This is the hard kind. entier and entiers are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.tje\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “entier” sits inside “entiers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entier is recorded at frequency rank #1,520, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tje\. entiers is at rank #8,704, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tje\.
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 10224, this pair ranks #413,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entier vs entiers
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "entier": -. Private to "entiers": s.
"entier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "entiers" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entier" and "entiers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "entier" vs "entiers" - 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 "entier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entier" and "entiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entiers vs étriers". 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 #413,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.