Which to use
“entier” is an adjective and “entités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,520
- “entier” frequency rank
- #8,845
- “entités” frequency rank
- 10365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entier | entités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a toutes ses parties, ou que l’on considère dans toute son étendue. | Pluriel de entité. |
Where the eye mixes entier and entités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entier runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against entités's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entier and entités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entier is \ɑ̃.tje\ while entités is \ɑ̃.ti.te\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10365, 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\. entités is at rank #8,845, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.te\.
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 10365, this pair ranks #413,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entier vs entités
Shared letters: eint. Private to "entier": r. Private to "entités": sé.
"entier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "entités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entier ← eniter · enntier · enteir · entierr · entire · enttier · etnier · netier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entier" and "entités" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "entier" or "entités"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entier" and "entités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entêté vs entités". 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 #413,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.