entièrevsentiersConfusable pair

Which to use

“entière” and “entiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,574
“entière” frequency rank
#8,704
“entiers” frequency rank
11278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entière entiers
Definition Féminin singulier de entier. Masculin pluriel de entier.

Where the eye mixes entière and entiers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entière (VCCVVCV) and entiers (VCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
entière
7 ch
entiers

Why the eye confuses entière with entiers

A purely visual mix-up. entière (\ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\) and entiers (\ɑ̃.tje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entière is recorded at frequency rank #2,574, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\. 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 11278, this pair ranks #409,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entière vs entiers

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "entière": è. Private to "entiers": s.

"entière" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "entiers" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entiers ← eniters · enntiers · enteirs · entierrs · entierss · entiesr · entires · enttiers

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entière" and "entiers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\ versus \ɑ̃.tje\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entière" vs "entiers" - which ranks higher?
"entière" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,574 in our French list, against #8,704 for "entiers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entière" 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 #409,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entière" 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 #409,741 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