entiervsentreraConfusable pair

Quick tell: entier is a adjective, entrera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entier” is an adjective and “entrera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,520
“entier” frequency rank
#17,947
“entrera” frequency rank
19467
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entier entrera
Definition Qui a toutes ses parties, ou que l’on considère dans toute son étendue. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de entrer.

Where the eye mixes entier and entrera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
entier
7 ch
entrera

Look-alike desk: entier vs entrera

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entier is \ɑ̃.tje\ while entrera is \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19467, 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\. entrera is at rank #17,947, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa\.

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 19467, this pair ranks #373,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entier vs entrera

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "entier": i. Private to "entrera": a.

"entier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC  ·  "entrera" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entiereniter · enntier · enteir · entierr · entire · enttier · etnier · netier
  • entreraenntrera · enrtera · enterra · entrear · entrerra · entrrea · entrrera · enttrera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entier" for "entrera" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entier" is an adjective and "entrera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "entier" vs "entrera" - which ranks higher?
"entier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,520 in our French list, against #17,947 for "entrera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "entier" and "entrera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #373,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entier" and "entrera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrera vs entrerait". 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 #373,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list